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Explore Your Passion for Chinese Culture!
The Seattle Chinese Garden is now recruiting volunteers for the next docent training program. We are looking for people who have a passion for Chinese culture and gardens, enjoy interacting with people, and have good communication skills to be ambassadors for the Seattle Chinese Garden. We need more docents for our wonderful educational program.
Docents give presentations about the Garden and lead tours of the site, the Song Mei Pavilion, and Knowing the Spring Courtyard. Experienced docents may also give off-site presentations and work with K-12 student groups and their teachers.
Training includes Chinese philosophy, literature, horticulture, history and art as they relate to Chinese gardens. Docents also receive training in public speaking, plant identification, the history and mission of the Garden project, and traditional construction techniques used by Chinese artisans to build the structures of the Seattle garden.
Sessions will be held on four consecutive Thursday afternoons (April 12 to May 3) from 13:30 pm, and a Saturday workshop on May 5th from 10 am to 3 pm. The training is free.
To apply, please fill out the application form. Questions? Please call Julia Freimund at 206-934-5219 or email info@seattlechinesegarden.org
Summer Hours:
Wednesday through Sunday 12 to 5:30 pm.
Docent Tours - Weekly free guided tours on Saturdays at 1:00 pm.
Admission is free to Seattle residents, SCG members, and children under 5. Otherwise: Adults $6, Seniors 62+ $5, Students $5. Private tours can still be arranged.
Celebrate the New Year
And help the Seattle Chinese Garden Grow
Enjoy fine dining at O'Asian Kitchen and help the Seattle Chinese Garden grow at the same time.
For a limited time, you can buy gift cards at a 10% discount.
Located at 800 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
To buy online, click here.
Give a Gift That Endures Honor a Family Member or Friend with a Garden Brick
Years from now, visitors to the garden will pass by this wall and be delighted to say, "look, right there, those are my grandparents' names - they helped build this garden."
Give a truly memorable, personalized gift. If you purchase a brick for our donor wall (built in 2011) we will prepare a special, numbered certificate for you to give now. This is a great gift for someone who has everything.
Prices vary from $200 to $600 based on the size of the brick and number of lines included.
Bricks are made of green granite stone and have gold engraving.
The bricks are 100% deductible.
Video Highlights the Garden Vision
Matt Lincoln, a talented young filmmaker based in New York, spent several weeks in Seattle during the fall 2010 to film the final stages of courtyard construction and interview Garden leaders and supporters. The video "Bridging the Waters" premiered at the Chinese New Year gala and inspired many people to give generously. Watch the video by clicking here!
Come visit to see the exquisite courtyard created by the master Chinese artisans, and the nearby Pine and Plum Pavilion, a charming open-air pavilion in its own garden setting. Bring family and friends. Be sure to spend some time in the Garden's Visitor Center, which displays photos of the artisans at work, stone carving art, a video of courtyard construction, plans for the full five-acre garden, and much more.
Job and Volunteer Opportunities
New volunteer positions offer a great way to help with public outreach and education:
Garden Work Parties
On the third Sunday in every month, we hold volunteer work parties on-site from noon to two p.m, or later. Volunteers will rake, weed, transplant and complete other projects as needed. Please bring gloves, shovels, rakes, and other tools; the Garden can provide some equipment as well.
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