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• Botany/Stewardship of His Garden (3 -12 ) - In simple humility, let Our Gardener, God,
landscape you with the word, making a salvation garden of your life, James 1:21 MSG. Come
learn about the miracle of God’s garden! In this course, we will practice stewardship of the
resources God has blessed us with as we study the science of sustainable gardening, seed
saving, and harvesting edible and medicinal plants from our beautiful Sonoran Desert. We will
explore the nutritional science and the innate benefits of growing your own food as protective
measures for a healthy body. We will cover, plant morphology, plant anatomy, and plant
pathology. We will also practice the science of engineering as we develop effective planting beds
designed to make good use of water harvesting and permaculture practices. Students 3 -5 will
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complete projects that will help them earn a Jr. Master Gardener’s certificate. Students 6-12 will
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design their own botany projects based around their specific interests. There will also be optional
field trips offered to increase our knowledge and to experience the vast expertise available around
our city regarding sustainable gardening practices. We will partner with experts from Mission
Gardens, Native Seeds, Steam Pump Ranch, Desert Harvesters and the UA Cooperative
Extension Center: Tucson Village Farm. Long term goals for this course will be to organize a seed
saving bank that can be accessed by Quest families for future home gardening and developing a
small animal farm. We also desire to expand our gardens to provide fresh food for Interfaith
Community Services food boxes for those in need. Students will be building their own plant
science text as part of the course. Come grow, learn and serve with us! Students will be working
in partners and small groups according to age. **This course will meet at 8910 N. Hickory Drive,
(just north-east of the La Canada and Hardy/Overton intersection) ** Instructor: Camilla Johnson,
30 years’ experience Recommended Donation $12 per weekly session.

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• Nutrition (6 -12 ) - In this course students will learn how to examine nutrients and their use by
the body for growth and development. They will identify and describe the process of digestion,
absorption and elimination in the body. Students will be taught the function of various nutrients
and their composition. An understanding of a proper diet necessary for health will be gained.
Students will create a balanced diet using meal planning tools and calculate an individual's daily
caloric and nutrient requirements. Class will be conducted with presentations, labs (starch content,
body composition, etc.) and demonstrations (vitamins, electrolytes, water balance in the body,
etc). Students leave the course with a working knowledge of what they were taught, and they
demonstrate this with a hands-on midterm and final exam. Instructor: Margaret Eubanks.
Recommended Donation of $12 per weekly session

• Animal Science (MS & HS) - In His Word, God gave us dominion over the animals, so we should
seek to understand the wonderful creatures God gave us as gifts. Through skeletal models, pelts,
videos, and some live species will work to better understand our stewardship of God’s creatures.
We will study the basic animal classifications, habitats, and innate survival skills of many of the
creatures God put right in our own backyards. Instructor: Camilla Johnson, 30 years’ experience
Recommended Donation $12 per weekly session.