Spend a day Learning and netweorking while exploring food and agriculturea as a context for engaging students and teaching core learning standards.

When: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Where: SAGES Academy, Fox Lake, Wisconsin

Agenda:

8:30 a.m. Registration at SAGES Academy and Load bus for morning tours

9:00 a.m. No Small Potatoes Tour - Alsum Family Farms, Cambria, WI

Tour the high-tech world of potato and vegetable processing as we go behind the scenes to view potato sorting, bagging, and distribution of produce to stores across WI!

*Close toe shoes are required for tour.

11:00 a.m. Depart Aslum Farms and travel to Waupun School Forest

11:20 a.m. Teaching in the Trees Catered Lunch and Learn

Enjoy a catered lunch with SAGES community supporters with time for networking and exploring the Waupun School Forest

12:30 p.m. School Forest Opportunities for Engagement

Presenter: Becky, SAGES Academy

Discover lessons, ideas, and resources to will help you integrate teaching at school forests and outdoor learning spaces as we explore the Waupun School Forest.

1:00 p.m. Depart Waupun School Forest for SAGES Academy, Fox Lake

1:15 p.m. Rotation 1 - Teacher-led Breakout sessions

1:40 p.m. Rotation 2 - Teacher-led breakout sessions

2:05 p.m. Rotation 3 - Teacher-led breakout sessions

2:30 p.m. Rotation 4 - Teacher-led breakout sessions

2:50 p.m. Wrap-up and reflection

3:00 p.m. Dismiss - Safe Travels!

Teacher-Led Breakout sessions include:

- Soil Your Undies: Nutrient Cycling and Soil Food Web

- Trout in the Classroom

- Planting the Seeds for Success with Writing an Ag Essay

- Hydroponics Plants

- Engaging K-12 Agriculture through a School Forest -

- A Berry Hullabaloo of Reading& Writing

- A Taste of Agriculture

Cost: $30 Early Bird Registration by July 1, 2024. Registration after July 1 is $50.

Cost includes bus transportation for all tours, materials & resources, lunch & refreshments, and tours.

Registration is limited, register early! Registeration closes on July 15.

Please reach out to Beth Schaefer, bschaefer@wfbf.com, or 608-828-5644, with any questions.

This workshop is made possible by a grant from USDA-Agriculture in the Classroom and the National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization.

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