PLACCE
Plants and Climate Change Education Program
Tenth Graders Are The Future
The Botanical Garden of the Piedmont is offering a pilot program during the 2025-26 school year for students to: learn the science of climate change, explore the role of plants can play in mitigating climate change, learn and practice speechcraft to dynamically express your ideas and thoughts, and have an opportunity to practice and develop your skills by installing a meadow garden.
The program will take place throughout the school year on five Saturday afternoons beginning in September and concluding in April.
There will be two culminating projects. The first is to plan and install the meadow garden with fellow tenth graders. The second is to give a short speech to an audience of peers.
As a pilot program we’ll limit the group to ten to twenty tenth grade students. Interested students please fill out the application below.
PROGRAM INFO: (Please note dates are subject to change)
Sat, October 4th | 1:00PM-3:30PM
(Makeup Day) Introduction
Schedule, Expectations, & Garden Walk
Botanical Garden of the Piedmont
Sat, October 25 | 1:00PM-3:30PM
Speechcraft Intro
Climate Change Part 1
Botanical Garden of the Piedmont
Sat, December 13 | 1:00PM-3:30PM
Speechcraft Continued
Climate Change Part 2
BGP office, 690 Berkmar Circle, Third floor, Room #306
Sat, February 28 | 1:00PM-3:30PM
Speechcraft Final
Climate Change Part 3
BGP office, 690 Berkmar Circle, Third floor, Room #306
Sat, April 25 | 1:00PM-4:00PM
“Get Hands Dirty”
Meadow Garden Installation
Botanical Garden of the Piedmont
Rain Dates – – if necessary we will reschedule for the meadow garden installation.
No cost includes classes, meadow garden installation, and instruction and practice in speechcraft. For more information contact Bruce Gatling-Austin by email at b.gatling.austin@piedmontgarden.org
Help promote this program by printing this flyer.
This project is made possible thanks to a joint venture with the American Public Gardens Association and the United States Botanic Garden to develop curriculum focused on the role of plants in our changing environment.
