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Education Department — Cayes Botanical Garden

OUR OBJECTIVES

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

We make science accessible to the public: ecology, botany and plant-based health. We create simple, practical and inspiring experiences to learn to better understand nature — and to better protect it. Our priority: children, to nurture curiosity, creativity and hope.

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OUR MISSION: LEARNING THROUGH NATURE

The Education Department of the Cayes Botanical Garden translates knowledge from research and the field into accessible learning. We build programs that help people understand plants, ecosystems and their direct links to health, food, climate resilience and conservation.

Our activities give the public concrete understanding: observe, identify, understand and act. Through workshops and field trips, participants develop practical skills and scientific knowledge useful to daily life, environmental careers and community decisions.

Our actions are organized around three pillars: school programs · university programs · training & courses.

1. SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Inspire learning: observation, exploration, practice.

Garden exploration — school programs

Garden Exploration

Guided visits and observation workshops: biodiversity, plant forms, scents, uses and plant roles.

Garden at school — school programs

Garden at School

School programs: educational activities, mini-workshops and nature protection awareness.

Hands in the soil — school programs

Hands in the Soil

Practical workshops: how to plant, water, protect a seedling and understand the role of soil.

2. UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS

Internships, specialized courses and field learning.

Training internships — university program

Training Internships

Field internships: inventory methods, scientific photography, data collection and work with collections.

Specialized courses — university program

Specialized Courses

Applied courses: ecology, botany, ethnobotany, phytotherapy, naturopathy and other biodiversity topics.

Explorations and inventories — university program

Explorations & Inventories

Study field trips and floristic inventories to strengthen observation, identification and analysis skills.

3. TRAINING & COURSES

For institutions, NGOs, government and the general public.

Training for employees — capacity building

Employee Training

Capacity building: tools, field methods, educational content and best organizational practices.

Technical internships — training

Technical Internships

Targeted internships to learn hands-on: nurseries, inventories, data collection, propagation.

Explorations and field trips — training

Explorations & Field Trips

Field trips to develop real skills: observation, identification, habitat assessment and monitoring.

PUBLIC COURSES & CERTIFICATIONS

Health · Nature · Specialized Techniques.

Health and Wellness Certificate

Health & Wellness

  • Medicinal plants: identification & uses
  • Phytotherapy & naturopathy (practical approach)
  • Ethnobotany: knowledge & references
Nature and Ecology Certificate

Nature & Ecology

  • Ecology and botany (solid foundations)
  • Plant evolution & ecosystems
  • Restoration and landscape design
Specialized Technical Certificate

Specialized Technique

  • Nurseries: plant production
  • Inventory and biodiversity monitoring
  • Beekeeping: raising & production

EDUCATION PROJECTS (PAST · PRESENT · FUTURE)

A clear view of the Education Department's actions.

Project: School visits

School Visits

Welcoming school classes to the garden: guided discovery, workshops and biodiversity awareness.

Project: Courses and workshops

Courses & Workshops

Thematic workshops: plants, environment, plant-based health and field practices.

Project: Awareness

Awareness

Educational activities in schools to encourage respect for nature and ecosystem services.

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