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Environmental Science

Elementary School through AP High School.

About the program

A wide selection of agricultural curriculums introduces elementary school children to the many facets of farming. High school AP classes take part in soil testing, composting, alternatives to chemical pesticides and fertilizers, and organic farming.

What our student-employees do

  • Support agricultural lessons for elementary school children
  • Take part in soil testing and composting with high school AP classes
  • Demonstrate alternatives to chemical pesticides and fertilizers

What they learn

  • Soil science and composting
  • Organic farming methods
  • Teaching and leading younger students
Elementary school children gathered on the lawn under a big tree for an outdoor nature lesson, with a tray of colorful fall leaves on the picnic tableStudent-interns kneeling in a freshly tilled field, showing young children in blue shirts how to plant seedlingsA close-up of a bright green katydid perched on a yellow flower

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