One school district in Metro Vancouver is going rural
Posted February 7, 2016 9:40 am.
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DELTA (NEWS 1130) – As school districts start to adapt to new curriculum in BC, one district is making a big addition.
Delta is going rural.
It’s offering a new kind of learning to some high school students starting in September, and it’s all about agriculture.
Grades ten, eleven, and twelve students can help design and build a farm on an eight acre property in Boundary Bay, spending every second day there.
Brooke Moore is District Principal of Inquiry and Innovation with the district, and says the ideas of farm-to-table, sustainability, and the health of our water systems are important to a lot of teens.
“This gives them a way to start acting on what they’re curious about in terms of sustainability and the environment, in a real, tangible way.”
She adds students will be able to learn about certain areas they’re interested in, like entrepreneurship or health sciences, through their work on the farm.
“A lot of what they’re going to be learning is very applicable to a whole range of professions or jobs as they move out into the world after secondary school. So, they’ll have the ability to access certain certifications.”
Local farmers will be acting as mentors.
