Aakwa Education
Current & Future Courses
Due to popular demand, all courses will have both an online and in-person class period. Online classes will be held over Zoom and in-person classes will be held at the Corcoran Community Center in Minneapolis, MN.Â
Intro to Botany
This course will give adult learners the background knowledge of plant anatomy, plant evolution, and the introduction to plant identification using live plants and inclusive learning techniques. If you've ever wondered about the amazing complexities of plants, this course is for you!
Plant Families
Learn how to identify the 15 most common plant families! Plant families and taxonomy are the basis of all plant identification. This course will open your eyes to the plants around you and allow you to identify a majority of plants with ease. Intro to Botany or proof of an academic equivalent is required for this course.
Plant Propagation
This course if perfect for any aspiring horticulturalist! Learn the various ingenious ways that we grow plants with live plant examples-- from grafting to cuttings to tubers to seed starting methods, this course will multiple the plants in your life. Intro to Botany or proof of an academic equivalent is required for this course.
The Science of Fungi
This introduction to mycology will allow you to better understand this complex kingdom of lifeforms that is heavily overlooked in a majority of basic biology courses. Not only will we learn about the fascinating way that fungi grow, all learners will get the chance to inoculate their own grain spawn to watch grow throughout the course!