Ethnobotany Explorers Bring STEM to GreenSchool
Posted in Children's Education, Learning Experiences on August 8 2014, by Tai Montanarella
Tai Montanarella is the Manager of School and Family Programs for The New York Botanical Garden.
What is an ethnobotanist, anyway? This was the question on the minds of six New York City public school students who were accepted to participate in Ethnobotany Explorers, a new summer academic enrichment program offered to middle through high school students.
Funded in partnership with New York City Department of Education STEM Matters, these lucky teens got to spend four weeks in July learning the answer while building on a tradition of enthnobotanical scientific study at The New York Botanical Garden that goes back over a century.