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USC Peace Garden

Fall Schedule

You are invited to drop in to any of these free events at your convenience. We hope to see you!

Fall Open Gardening Hours
Mondays, 3–6pm
Tuesdays, 5–6pm
Wednesdays, 12–1pm* and 3–6pm
Thursdays, 5–6pm

Drop in any time during these hours for informal tours, gardening and other restorative outdoor occupations. Staff will be on hand to teach you how to engage in the gardening activities of the day, which typically include planting seeds, transplanting seedlings, propagating plants, watering, weeding, pruning and harvesting. Learn about composting, caring for fruit trees, vegetables and California native ornamental plants. *During lunchtime hours the garden is open for relaxing and taking a lunch break. Staff will not be leading gardening activities at that time.

Fall Groups and Workshops

Growing Gratitude
Thursdays, 2–3pm

A support group for young adults ages 18+ in University Park to develop tools for practicing gratitude, and to build positive community at the USC Peace Garden.

Please use the QR code on the flyer to register.

Sensory Strategies to Increase Focus and Decrease Anxiety
Wednesday, September 27, 4–5pm
Friday, November 3, 11am–12pm

Take a nature break with the Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity to explore the garden, engage in sensory strategies and practice mindfulness.

Plant Adoption Center

Visitors to the USC Peace Garden are invited to adopt and take home a plant. We have a selection of hardy succulents — mostly jade and aloe — that we propagate on site.

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How to Find Us

USC Peace Garden is located at 3015 Shrine Place, Los Angeles, one block north of the Shrine Auditorium and two blocks north of the UPC campus. The closest public parking is the USC Shrine Parking structure, which has an entrance on 32nd St.

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USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE). The USC entry-level OTD degree program (cost of attendance) has been granted Candidacy Status by ACOTE. View our program’s ACOTE standards public data. ACOTE c/o Accreditation Department, American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929, (301) 652-6611 x2914, acoteonline.org

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for certification by National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT), nbcot.org. Program results from the NBCOT can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.