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Paideia Farm is a resource to our entire school.
We are uniquely positioned and privileged to work within all divisions of the school, and have relied on excellent relationships with individual faculty members who see the farm as the incredible resource that it can be to reach students. This means that in the 22-23 school year, every Elementary student engaged with Urban Ag at least twice, often much more. In the Junior High, three home base classes and two specialist teachers brought their students to Pi Farm. In addition to multiple ways to individually opt in extracurricularly, High School students engaged via courses like Urban Ag, AP Bio, Neuropsychology, Medical Botany, Humans and the Environment, and various short term classes in addition to 10th grade Activity Day.
Some topics on Pi Farm may include:
Seed Sowing
Soil Health
Compost
Food Justice
Herbalism
Pollinator Habitat Support
Greenhouse Mangagement
Fungi Cultivation
Integrated Pest Management
Invasive Plant Removal
This is not an exhaustive list. Faculty, staff, and students are all invited to engage with the farm in whatever way they like. Emily is here to help facilitate and always happy to talk or brainstorm. Come harvest kale with us, conduct a botanical drawing course, birdwatch, build an endangered amphibian habitat, read Ross Gay poems, etc., etc., etc.
Elementary
Elementary
Elementary science classes come to Pi Farm regularly to explore all aspects of farming and apply their learning of everything from the scientific method to pollinators to botany to goat behavior and beyond.
Elementary homebase classes also come to the farm to enhance their curriculum and their joy of learning. We want to work with all faculty members to get students on the farm as often as possible. To brainstorm possible connections to your central subject or to get a date on the calendar when you want to come by, please reach out to Emily!
High School
High School
There are so many ways to get involved with Urban Ag in high school.
Long Term Elective: Urban Agriculture
open to grades 9-12
earns 100 service hours and 1 PE credit
Short Term B: Regenerative Agriculture & Food Insecurity
two junior TAs
earns 30 service hours and .5 PE credit
Urban Ag Club & Pi Blooms
student-led clubs supported by Emily!
Pi Farm work days once a week after school, transportation provided from school
No experience or orientation required
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Workshops at Metro Transitional Center
once a month on Saturdays, transportation provided from school
orientation required - offered once a semester
Summer internships (unpaid)
For rising 9-12 students
No experience necessary
orientation and commitment of 30 hours in 3 weeks required
earns service hours + PE hours
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Summer apprenticeships (paid)
for rising 10-12 students and recent alumni
~30 hours experience on Pi farm requested before applying
commitment to most of the summer; taking on leadership roles / job training
10th grade Activity Day
All 10th graders with their advisors visit our partner farms during Long Term I.
Sports team work days
a special kind of conditioning you can't find in the weight room
teamwork making the dreamwork in a new way
To learn more about any of the above, please contact Emily!
Junior High
Junior High
We are excited to be an off-campus site at which our Junior High students can learn, bond, and serve the community.
Emily is ready to work together with any and all members of the Junior High community to get these students to the farm more often!
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