Independent Agricultural Education

Elective for students Gr. 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Instructor Approval

Required Supplies: None

Offered: Every year

Duration: Traditional semester

High School Credit: .5 credit

College Credit: None

Students enrolled in this course are focused and have a passion for agriculture, food and natural resources and The National FFA Organization. Each student will complete a course plan with the instructor outlining how they will develop premier leadership, personal growth and career success. This plan must include a post-secondary plan component, a project specific to a career pathway. It may also include completing degree applications and proficiencies and career development event study, completing an agriscience research project, fabrication self directed projects, writing weekly communications and articles for local media and information technology, writing a paper or creating a display about an area of agriculture of interest. All coursework hours will be journal utilizing the Agricultural Experience Tracker. Supervised agricultural experience and FFA will be heavily integrated.