Community Outreach

  

 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.

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
  • Butterfly Days
  • Harvest Festival
  • Ramble Garden Festival
  • Members Day

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
  • Coral Gables Green Festival
  • Baynanza
  • Sweet Vine School Fair
  • Planting the Seeds, Growing the Future
  • Monthly Environmental Educator Provider meetings
  • Numerous presentations or special programs for our community partners

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 awalker@fairchildgarden.org or call 305.667.1651 x 3325.

Last updated 12/11/08