Foundations in entrepreneurship and career exploration 

 

Aquaponics/Greenhouse:

Biology, Chemistry, Botany, Horticulture

Aquaculture - fish farming, breeding

Long term studies in data 

Design projects

Farm to School Lettuce for the school’s cafeterias

 

Kitchen:

Chemistry, Food Science

Intro to Culinary Arts

KVMPA Cafe: Applied Math & Accounting for the kitchen

Catering Projects

 

Shop:

Intro to Industrial Arts

Pre-engineering/Design

Carpentry

Intro to Physics

X-Carve Machine and Woodworking projects

 

Graphic Arts:

Roland Printer - posters, marketing stickers

3D printer projects

Photography 

Individual Art Projects

 

Outdoor Adventure Experiences:

Hiking

Camping/Survival

Trailwork

 

Other coursework:

Social Studies: Concepts in History: ancestry.com, current events, world history/geography

Government, History Day Projects

ELA: Read 180, Creative Writing, Technical Writing, Individual Literature Projects

Math reinforcement: Aleks.com  

Personal Finance  

 

Advisory Groups and PBS:

Students meet daily with their advisor group. Work ethic points are assigned daily by all staff and tallied each week. Group challenges/activities/games are provided in fun competitions. Advisor groups with the most points at the end of the quarter win “The House Cup” and a chosen reward.

 

Community Projects: 

Window Dressers - winter inserts

Somerset Woods and Waters Signage

Old Canada Road Scenic Byway: Robin’s Hill

Annual Kindergarten Agriculture Week

Community Service through Hospice Volunteers

Support from: UVI Aquaponics Program, BackYard Farms  

 

Licenses:

Nursery Stock Sales

Fish Cultivation and Commercial Sales of Tilapia and Rainbow Trout

Food Retail and Food Processing