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Education

Education Opportunities at the Garden

The Chicago Botanic Garden is a place where classrooms can be without walls or desks.

 

The Garden offers a wide range of educational opportunities, from early education through graduate-level programs. Discover the variety and breadth of our educational offerings. The School is the mind and heart of the Garden, and each visitor has the opportunity to become a lifelong learner.

Horticultural therapy at the Garden includes professional training opportunities. The Garden's horticultural therapy expertise is also used for off-site programs; health and wellness programs; and planning for therapeutic gardens and landscapes.

The Garden's educational outreach programs are found in Community programs. There is Green Youth Farm, which offers high-school students a three-month apprenticeship in planting, harvesting, and selling produce. The Chicago Botanic Garden's commitment to encouraging children and adults to connect with the land has led to pioneering urban gardens around the city and suburbs.