First Year Curriculum Topics: studying the urban environment understanding process Field Study: neighborhood walks Assignments: neighborhood based inquiry: getting to know your place | Second Year Curriculum Topics: the nature of trees the urban environment trees and the urban environment Field Study: nursery soil analysis and recommendations introduction to climatic study - the nursery Assignments: reports and presentations of above topics |
Third Year Curriculum Topics: Trees for Urban Environments - research, recommendations for nursery plantings The Latin language -mythology/history/grammar Field Study: nursery tree monitoring street tree monitoring street climate monitoring - comparisons Assignments: Reports - monitoring programs Group Work - recommendations for street trees Computer - create on-line database of collected data and student work |