Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Graduates- Would you like to go to Kew Gardens- Arboriculture training here too!!

Horticulture students come from around the world to study at Kew for the world’s foremost qualification in botanical horticulture – the three-year Kew Diploma. The course offers a broad-based training in amenity and botanical horticulture. The aim is to provide students with an opportunity to study scientific and technical subjects at first degree level, whilst gaining practical experience and responsibility working in this foremost botanic garden. Students are employees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and receive payment throughout the three-year course, including during the lecture block trimesters. This means our students do not have to take out a loan, and do not have to pay top up or tuition fees!
In particular, the course seeks to:
provide an integrated theoretical and practical curriculum, based on all the operations of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; encourage student-centered learning so that all students have an opportunity to pursue study of their own interest;
demonstrate practical applications of theoretical principles, referring throughout to current and future needs of the horticultural industry; teach the highest standards of professional practice to all students.
Take me! Take me!

4 comments:

Todd said...

You can send me!!!

Todd

Jackalyn Darling (Rosaceae) aka 'The Captain' said...

Is that you? Our Todd?

Terry said...

Would make a great field trip! Seriously.
Wondering how Todd would work that into the schedule. I suppose there must be a little down time between landscaping and skiing?
(Todd, just purchased, a few minutes ago, my "multi-tool with hedge trimmer"!)

Jackalyn Darling (Rosaceae) aka 'The Captain' said...

I agree- a great field trip! Cheers to the multi-tool!!