Episode 15 · December 19, 2015
15: Casey Hay on Gardening as a Tool for Special Education
Introducing the "Kindness Matters" Garden
In this episode
Siddhartha by Herman HesseStill Life with Woodpecker by Tom RobbinsOne of Casey’s personal missions is to educate our up-and-coming generations with knowledge that is attainable for all learning styles. She currently works in a self-contained Special Education classroom at Curry Elementary in the Tempe School District. She has introduced the "Kindness Matters" garden project, which she originally created in 2013, to the school Special Ed program. This program builds self-confidence and pride in the students by walking them through all the steps of planting and maintaining a garden from seed, also providing the opportunity to connect general education and special education students together. She can be reached at haycaseyj@gmail.com..
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Today on The Urban Farm Podcast we have Casey Hay to talk about gardening as a tool for special education and student partnerships!
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