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Join Director of Visitor Engagement Tricia Martin to learn to play GROK, a card game designed to increase deep listening and empathy skills. Bok Tower Gardens provides a place for people to observe and listen to nature. Recent research has demonstrated that being in nature triggers feelings of compassion, generosity and connection. GROK teaches observing and listening deeply to people. Explore how GROK games can enhance your connection to yourself and others. Playing GROK games promotes social and emotional intelligence and gives us practice in the art of deep listening.*In Robert Heinlein’s 1961 science-fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land, grok is a Martian word literally meaning “to drink” and meta­phorically meaning “to take it all in,” to understand fully, or to “be at one with.”

Event Date & Time

Saturday, March 26, 2022
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Price

$10 members/ $17 non-members
Registration required

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Please Note:

Ticket price includes general admission to the Gardens. Tickets are available for purchase at www.boktower.org, in person at the Visitor Center or by phone at 863-734-1222. All programs and classes promptly begin at stated time and visitors are encouraged to arrive at least 10 minutes before class begins for check-in. Check-in begins 30 minutes prior to the class start time. Culinary events are demonstration based and late arrivals may not be accommodated. For classes held after 5 pm, the entrance gate will stay open for an additional 30 minutes after the start time. Once the gate closes, late arrivals will not be admitted. Due to the nature of culinary events held at the Outdoor Kitchen, Bok Tower Garden may attempt, but cannot guarantee, to accommodate food allergies. Dogs are not permitted at any educational program.