Garden Dwellers GARDEN PROGRAM
Growth and Changes in Animals
[TG13STGD] Can you guess which animals make the Toronto Botanical Garden their home? You might be surprised at the answer! Students will discover the wide range of creatures that live here and learn how they meet their needs all year long.
Amazing Animals INDOOR PROGRAM
Growth and Changes in Animals
[TG13SJAA] What does an animal x-ray look like? What is metamorphosis? Which animals help in the garden? Children will be able to answer these questions through this hands-on program.
Wind and Water HIKE PROGRAM
Air and Water in the Environment
[TG13SHWW] This guided tour will encourage students to see, hear, and feel how wind and water have shaped the natural environment. Visit a waterfall and an old mill wheel, and try your hand at building a dam. Discover how all living things depend on air and water.
about the author: Aldona Satterthwaite
Aldona Satterthwaite started gardening as a child and has never stopped. Until recently, she was the executive director of Toronto Botanical Garden. Previously, Aldona was editor-in-chief of Canadian Gardening magazine, which during her eight-year tenure was twice named Magazine of the Year (large circulation category) by the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors. In 2007, she was co-named Editor of the Year. Aldona, who’s a Master Gardener, completed her journalism studies at the Regent Street Polytechnic (now Westminster University) in London, England and studied landscape architecture at Ryerson University. She’s enjoyed a varied and successful writing and editing career that has spanned magazines, advertising and the museum world, and has included stints as Director of Writing Services at The Museum of Modern Art, New York and as manager of creative services at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
