"If you plan for a year, plant kalo

If you plan for ten years, plant koa

If you plan for one hundred years, teach the keiki Aloha ʻĀina."

Agricultural education teaches students about agriculture, food and natural resources. Through these subjects, agricultural educators teach students a wide variety of skills, including science, math, communications, leadership, management and technology.

Agricultural education is delivered through three interconnected components:

• Classroom or laboratory instruction.

• Experiential learning — Learning experiences that usually take place outside of the classroom, supervised by the agriculture instructor.

• Leadership education — delivered through student organizations such as the National FFA Organization, the National Young Farmer Education Association, National Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization and others.

Many high school agriculture programs use FFA to enhance the leadership and experiential learning portions of their program. To learn more about FFA and its influence on agricultural education, visit www.ffa.org.

Ag Education students at Waiʻanae High actively engage in their learning experience through field work embedded in culture and project based learning.  A half acre garden, plant nursery, hydro and aquaponics systems are used to produce food and fiber crops while developing career readiness and marketable skills for the future.  Caring for livestock and participating in off-campus field experiences is also an integral part of the Ag Ed program at WHS.  

Agriculture Inspector Agricultural Engineer Landscaper

Agriculture Lawyer Floral Designer Soil Scientist

Agriculture Economist Agriculture Mechanic Pesticide Technician

Agricultural Operations Manager Forest Ranger Plant Pathologist

Animal Geneticist Wildlife Conservationist Bee Keeper

Farmer Forest Conservationist Agriculture Teacher

Biochemist Agribusinessman/woman Animal Breeder

Food Scientist Groundskeeper And much more ... .