School Garden Mentorship 2023 Feedback Survey

Thank you so much for filling out this survey to help us improve the School Garden Mentorship Program for 2024! This survey will be open until Friday, December 8th at 11:59 p.m. PST. If you would like to remain anonymous, skip the name field. For any questions or concerns, please email Tessa at centralislandregion@nullfarmtoschoolbc.ca

If you input your email below, you will be entered into a prize draw for a wonderful book. We are giving away three copies of ‘The School Garden Curriculum: An Integrated K-8 Guide for Discovering Science, Ecology, and Whole-Systems Thinking’ by Kaci Rae Christopher.

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Personal Information

Are you situated in a Farm to School BC hub? See below for locations:

Capital Region - School Districts 61, 62, 63, 64
Central Island Region - School Districts 68, 69, 70
Kamloops Region - School Districts 73, 83
Northwest Region - School Districts 52, 54, 82
North Central Region - School Districts 28, 57, 91
Lower Sunshine Coast - School District 46
Surrey Region - School District 36
Vancouver Area Region School Districts - 38, 39, 44, 45, 46, 48
Outside of BC

If you are not in a hub, what BC city do you live in?

If you live outside of BC, please select the "Outside of BC" option above.

If you are a classroom teacher/teaching assistant, what grade level do you teach?

Primary (K-2)
Intermediate (3-5)
Middle (6-8)
Secondary (9-12)

Feedback on the School Garden Mentorship Program

The workshops took place after school at 3:30 p.m. PST. Did this time work for you?

Yes
No (please let us know your preference below)

Indicate your preferred day and/or start time:

I want the workshops to be:

Shorter (45 minutes)
Same (1 hour)
Longer (75 minutes)

Did you use the "Program Library" page to access resources and recordings?

Check out https://farmtoschoolbc.ca/sgm-program-library/ to refresh your memory!

If so, how did you use the "Program Library" page? What improvements could be made for the future?

Which sessions did you attend?

January 24: Establishing a School Garden Culture
February 14: Designing Your School Garden and Crop Planning
March 7: Classroom Growing and Building the Garden
April 4: Outdoor Planting
May 9: Summer Maintenance and Volunteer Management
June 6: Spring Harvest and Celebration
September 12: Harvesting and Seed Saving
October 3: Winterizing Your Garden and Long-term Sustainability

Please complete to the best of your knowledge, it's ok if you forget!

Which session(s) did you find the MOST useful? Why?

Which session(s) did you find the LEAST useful? Why?

Which of the following best describes your workshop participation?

Always attended the live workshops
Watched some live and some recorded
Always watched the recorded workshops

Please elaborate on your preference: Do you prefer attending workshops live, or do you find watching recorded sessions more beneficial? Share your reasons for choosing one option over the other.

How would you rate the inclusion of guest speakers in the workshops?

1: Not necessary, no need for guests in the future
2: Not a good use of time
3: They were fine, but perhaps not needed in every session
4: They were good
5: They were awesome!

How would you rate the monthly Discussion Groups (Zoom discussions held the week following the workshops)?

1: Not necessary, no need to have these again
2: Not a good use of time
3: They were fine, but perhaps not needed in every session
4: They were good
5: They were awesome!
N/A - I did not attend any discussion groups

How would you rate the School Garden Mentorship Listserv emails:

1: Don't need to do this again, I never read the emails
2: It wasn't a good use of time, I rarely read the emails
3: It was fine, I sometimes read the emails
4: It was good, I found the emails helpful
5: It was awesome, I found the emails super helpful!
N/A - I wasn't signed up for the listserv

In terms of the GARDEN, what topics would you be interested in learning more about?

For example: Fruit tree care, composting, irrigation, plant selection, maintenance, etc.

In terms of the STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, what topics would you be interested in learning more about?

For example: Lesson plans, routines in the garden, fun activities, pacing, resources, etc.

If made available, would you be interested in connecting with other school garden educators outside of the monthly workshops?

This space would allow you to connect with other educators in a less structured way. What could this look like if it was helpful for you?

School Garden Information

Where is your garden located?

On our school site
Off-site, on school district property
Off-site, NOT on school district property

How many people are on your garden committee?

What kind of plants are grown in the garden?

Select all that apply.

Is there anything else that you would like to share with us?

Personal Information

Feedback on the School Garden Mentorship Program

School Garden Information

Thank you!