Kelly Mclane Email & Phone Number

Bronx, New York, United States

Bronx County, New York, United States

Flushing, Queens, New York

Lead tours and facilitate classes for school groups of up to 36 students aged 3-12, modifying route and content based on age, teacher preferences, season, weather, construction and blooms. Classes taught include: Growing Together, Healing with Plants: The Amazing Legacy of George Washington Carver, Plants & Animals, Trees & Me, Color Me Autumn, Water: Round and Round It Goes.

Riverdale, Morningside Park, Queens Botanical Garden

Riverdale Sunday Market: Recruit vendors, maintain vendor relationships with the Y, manage market finances, plan and facilitate market activities, design flyers and promote market via social media.Morningside Park and QBG Markets: Oversee and supervise daily operations of the Morningside and Queens Botanical Garden farmers markets to assure a smooth and safe running market; serve as a market host, welcome and engage shoppers; and promote good relations between vendors, the Down to Earth Markets company, and the shoppers.

Bronx, Ny

Manage off-site operations on behalf of regional biodynamic farm, reporting directly to CSA Farmer and Market Gardener. Oversee scheduling procedures for up to 80 volunteer members per season, promoting optimal staffing and support at all times, quickly addressing site issues including equipment malfunctions and staffing. Serve as representative on-site and at Riverdale community events. Work with Core Committee of 12 and Hawthorne Valley Farm staff to promote efficiency and adherence to delivery schedules. Process high volume of orders for 22 week CSA stretch, tracking materials inventory and collecting payment from members.

Riverdale-Yonkers Society For Ethical Culture, Ym&Ywha Of Washington Heights

Facilitate cooperative, arts- and garden- based classes, during which adults and children engage in creating their own learning experiences while building community, fostering interdependence and nurturing a love of the Earth.Share information about baby and child care with parents, as well as teach siblings and partners to “mother the mother.” Educate families about breastfeeding and child development. Connect mothers to resources that will meet the unique needs of her growing family.

New York, Ny

Supported early childhood lead teachers with set up of classrooms, meal time, nap time and outdoor play time while studying Waldorf early childhood philosophy.

New York, Ny

Plan staff development, coordinate coverages, highlight student work in hallways, create and distribute flyers for school events.

Bronx, New York, United States

Led multiple six-week gardening sessions for groups of 12 children accompanied by parents, incorporating concepts of urban agriculture and cooking at the Ruth Rhea Howell Family Garden through the Edible Academy program. Created lesson plans and led classes in planting, harvesting and cooking techniques, covering topics such as seedling development, composting methods and preparing condiments from scratch.

Co-created interdisciplinary community gardening curriculum supporting students in collaboratively repurposing the school green space. Collaborated with students and teachers to design (& annually redesign) and maintain the 5,000 sq. ft. school garden. Managed annual garden budget of $10,000. Coordinate gardening events, bi-monthly Field Study trips, walks, and garden activities that students’ families. Facilitate weekly community building Advisory group of 15 students. Collaborate with teachers individually and in groups throughout the day to create support systems for classroom management and curriculum building. Organize and facilitate Garden Council after-school program. Planned and taught Summer Gardening and Cooking Series to students and members of the Bronxdale community.

New York, New York

Developed interdisciplinary place-based gardening curricula. Met with planning team to create missions statements, school name, founding principles and school wide policies.

New York, New York, United States

Taught Mathematics with sixth and seventh grade ability grouped classes. Created and carried out interdisciplinary projects with the purpose of teaching necessary real life math skills while promoting financial independence and socially responsible decision making. Coordinated and ran school-wide “Math Mania” competition bi-annually. Developed and implemented sixth and eighth grade hands-on, inquiry based science units for inclusion classes. Facilitated weekly community building advisory sessions with a group of 15 multi-age students. Worked both independently and collaboratively to plan and organize fundraisers, school events, and trips.

Provide custom garden design, garden maintenance and private and group gardening workshops.

Certificate In Urban Agriculture, Food Justice And Urban Agriculture

Master Of Education, Special Education

Special Education Grades 1-6.

Bsw, Social Work

Interned at Lighthouse International.