Healthy Kids Day 2026: THIS SATURDAY!
Join us at YMCA Alexandria for Healthy Kids Day! Enjoy fun activities, meet friends, and celebrate fitness for all ages.
Youth Programming
Healthy Kids Day 2026: Fun at YMCA Alexandria
Join us at YMCA Alexandria on April 18 for Healthy Kids Day! Enjoy fun activities, meet friends, and celebrate fitness for all ages.
Youth Education Program Highlight: Fleet Elementary
Check out this great video about the Extension Master Gardener volunteer work with the Garden Club at Fleet Elementary School in Arlington.
Welcome to YEP! MGNV’s Youth Education Program
When you think of Extension Master Gardeners (EMGs) and public education, do you think only of the programs we offer for adults online and in person? We work with kids, too! EMGs partner with schools and other youth organizations and initiatives in Alexandria City, Arlington County, and Falls Church City to teach the fundamentals of gardening and environmental sustainability.
Holiday Gift Guide:
Children’s Picture Books on Gardening, Nature, & the Environment
Do you have a budding young master gardener in your family? Are you looking for a holiday gift to encourage interest in gardening, nature, and the environment? Here are some books recommended by Extension Master Gardeners and by the American Horticultural Society.
4-H: Recollection and Reality
By Anne Reed, Extension Master Gardener Most urban dwellers today are clueless about 4-H. More than likely, quite a few rural denizens, residents of the locations where 4-H had its …
Tancil Court, “I Can Shine Garden”
“I Can Shine Garden” teaches children to grow vegetables By Alice Reid Thanks to a hard-working group of children and more than a dozen volunteers, we’ve had a productive and fun …