Education Outreach
Beyond the Boundaries of Fairchild  

Fairchild's Community Outreach program strives to bring new experience and enrichment to the lives of citizens throughout Miami-Dade. Fairchild staff participates in community events year-round, using interactive displays and hands-on activities to engage a wide audience of learners of diverse abilities and passions. The goal of these programs is to encourage our community to better understand tropical plants, appreciate and value biodiversity, and reflect on how they can help improve the environment locally and globally.

Events at FTBG

This year, the Education Department resources were made available to more than 20,000 citizens with outreach programs at these and other Garden events:

• Chocolate Festival
• Orchid Festival
• Food and Garden Festival
• Mango Festival
• Butterfly Days
• Bird Day
• Edible Garden Festival
• Ramble Festival

Events in the Community

Education Outreach Staff participate in community events county-wide, providing educational and interactive displays to the public. This year these events included:

• SweetVine E-Fair
• MDCPS Science and Engineering Fair
• Miami Dade College Green Fair
• Baynanza
• Sweet Vine School Fair
• Environmental Educator Provider (EEP) meetings
• Numerous presentations or special programs for our community partners
• Career Days 

Community Partnerships

Fairchild collaborates with several other partner environmental organizations, non-profit groups, and educational institutions across Miami-Dade.  For a list of our community partners, please see link below. The following organizations represent some of our focal  partnerships in the community:

• Belafonte Tacolcy Center, Liberty City
• Aubrey Watkins Simms Memorial Garden, Liberty City
• St. Alban's Child Enrichment Center, Coconut Grove
• Breakthrough Miami, Coconut Grove
• SweetVine Outreach and Prevention Services, Homestead and Naranja
• Environmental Education Providers of Miami-Dade

List of Community Partners

For more information, contact kmutis@fairchildgarden.org or call 305.667.1651 x 3330.

Last updated 7/21/12