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Delivering professional development to teachers in early childhood through high school classrooms for more than 30 years.

Holden Forests & Gardens is a combination of the Holden Arboretum and Cleveland Botanical Garden. The Education Department serves teachers and students at both locations. We specialize in teaching content about the natural world and plants in cooperation with hands-on, engaging activities.

If you do not see what you are looking for we can design something to fit your needs. Contact Sharon Graper, Director of Education at 440.602.3843 to discuss the possibilities.

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School Programs The Outdoor Classroom Connection Book Study Holden ArboretumApril 12th | Adult - Beginner, Adult - Intermediate, Adult - Advanced | $100 per registered teacher

Guides & Resources Field Trip Scholarships Students & Teachers

School Programs Black Botanists: Building a Legacy in Your Classroom Cleveland Botanical GardenAdult - Beginner, Adult - Intermediate, Adult - Advanced | $100 per registered teacher

School Trips Plant Habitats & Adaptations VirtualFall, Winter, and Spring sessions | Grades 2-5 | $130.00

School Trips Butterflies in the Garden VirtualFall, Winter, and Spring sessions | Grades PK-3 | $130.00

School Trips Plants and Me VirtualFall, Winter, and Spring sessions | Grades PK-2 | $130.00

School Programs Sprouting Young Scientists (SPYS) Holden ArboretumPreschool | $150 per program (3-4 programs per year)

School Programs Growing Students in Science Holden ArboretumGrades 2-5 | $395 per classroom (Grade 2-4) $495 per classroom (Grade 5)

School Trips Little Mountain Holden ArboretumGrade 7- College | $10.00 per student. One free adult per five students, additional adults are $10.00.

School Trips Lifecycles of Plants: Growing Through Changes Holden ArboretumApril-October | Grades 2-4 | $8.00 per student. One free adult per five students, additional adults are $8.00.

School Trips Energy Transfer: How Many Bears? Holden ArboretumApril-October | Grades 6-8 | $8.00 per student. One free adult per five students, additional adults are $8.00.

School Trips Stebbins Gulch Holden ArboretumGrade 7- College | $10.00 per student. One free adult per five students, additional adults are $10.00.

School Trips Dissecting Pollination Cleveland Botanical GardenFall, Winter, and Spring sessions | Grades 4-8 | $8.00 per student. One free adult per five students, additional adults are $8.00.

School Trips Ecosystem Interactions – Food Chains & Food Webs Cleveland Botanical GardenFall, Winter, and Spring sessions | Grades 4-5 | $8.00 per student. One free adult per five students, additional adults are $8.00.

School Trips Plant Habitats & Adaptations Cleveland Botanical GardenFall, Winter, and Spring sessions | Grades 2-5 | $8.00 per student. One free adult per five students, additional adults are $8.00.

School Trips Plants and Me Cleveland Botanical GardenFall, Winter, and Spring sessions | Grades PK-2 | $8.00 per student. One free adult per five students, additional adults are $8.00.

School Trips Is it Alive? Cleveland Botanical GardenFall, Winter, and Spring sessions | Grades PK-1 | $8.00 per student. One free adult per five students, additional adults are $8.00.

School Trips Butterflies in the Garden Cleveland Botanical GardenFall, Winter, and Spring sessions | Grades PK-3 | $8.00 per student. One free adult per five students, additional adults are $8.00.

School Trips Garden Variety Tour Cleveland Botanical GardenOffered year round | Grades PK - 8 | $8.00 per student. One free adult per five students, additional adults are $8.00.

School Trips Sensory Tour Cleveland Botanical GardenOffered year round | Grades PK-8 | $8.00 per student. One free adult per five students, additional adults are $8.00.

School Trips Self Guided Tour Cleveland Botanical GardenGrades PK - 12 | $6 per student

School Trips Self Guided Tour Holden ArboretumGrades PK - 12 | $6 per student

Guides & Resources A Deep Dive into Bleeding Hearts Adults

School Trips Interdependence: Links Between Plants and Animals Holden ArboretumApril-October | Grades 1-3 | $8.00 per student. One free adult per five students, additional adults are $8.00.

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