Preschool Garden Manager at Main
ORGANIZATION: Columbus Early Learning Centers
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Columbus Early Learning Centers is looking for a Volunteer Preschool Garden Manager! We are looking for a volunteer who is good with kids, loves nature, reliable, patient, and energetic to help provide a fun, safe outdoor learning environment in our preschool garden.
The Volunteer Garden Manager will meet with a Preschool classroom for one hour each week to help them take care of their garden and learn more about plants, nature, and gardening. Each week, the garden manager would:
- Lead the class of 15 preschoolers in tending to their garden (harvesting, weeding, watering) with the help of the two preschool teachers.
- Help the preschoolers weigh and log their harvests in a tracking binder
- Lead a garden-related activity for the preschoolers (flower printing, making salad, learning about the 5 senses). Our Volunteer Manager has a booklet of ideas and can help the Garden Manager with planning out activities and getting supplies.
Schedule for Spring/Summer 2025:
- 5/22 Planting Day, 10am - 11am
- 5/29 First Gardening Class, 10am - 11am
- Weekly Gardening Classes on Thursdays from 10am - 11am until 9/26
The Volunteer Responsabilities are:
- Helping the Main Street Early Learning Center Preschool Garden thrive and grow vegetables
- Teaching a love of gardening and food to the preschoolers
- Attending and leading the weekly Gardening Classes on Thursdays from 10-11am
- Tracking harvest weights in a Harvest Log
The Volunteer Role Requirements are:
- Experience with gardening
- Experience with young children, preferrably preschool aged children (3-5)
- A love of nature, plants, and food
- Strong people skills and a positive attitude
- Ability to stand, stoop, reach and bend
- Ability to work outdoors
Before starting in this volunteer position, the Volunteer Garden Manger would need to:
- Have an interview with the Volunteer Manager
- Complete a background check on ODJFS and have fingerprints taken (paid for by CELC)
- Have a Medical Form filled out by a Health Care Provide
All plants and gardening materials would be provided by CELC. If you have additional questions, please email CELC at volunteering@columbusearlylearning.org
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About Columbus Early Learning Centers
Location:
1611 Old Leonard, Columbus, OH 43219, US
Mission Statement
To help young learners develop, families succeed, and neighborhoods thrive.
Description
Columbus Early Learning Centers (CELC) has been providing high-quality early learning and affordable care to our city's children since 1887. CELC’s services make it possible for parents to work or attend school, while children are cared for in education-focused classrooms staffed by highly qualified early childhood teachers. CELC impacts the lives of approximately 300 children annually who are either enrolled in one of six centers or benefit from home visiting. Typically 95% of students receive public subsidies or tuition assistance and over 75% live in households earning less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. Additional families are served through community-based programming such as various wraparound services including access to housing and utility assistance, food security and holiday support. The established mission of Columbus Early Learning Centers is to help young learners develop, families succeed, and neighborhoods thrive.
CAUSE AREAS
Children & Youth,
Education & Literacy,
Environment
WHEN
Thu May 22, 2025 - Thu Aug 14, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
WHERE
1150 East Main StreetColumbus, OH 43205
(39.95815 ,-82.96864 )
DATE POSTED
February 27, 2025
SKILLS
- Child Care
- Environmental Education
- Farming
- Gardening
- Child Development
- Environmental Science
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 2 hours per week
- Experience with gardening and young children A love of nature, plants, and food Complete a background check on ODJFS and have fingerprints taken (paid for by CELC) Have a Medical Form filled out by a Health Care Provider