Science Class in Fields and Forests
This fall, when 60 incoming freshman start classes in a special magnet program at North Harford High School in rural Maryland, they will study much more than the usual core subjects. They’ll also spend time outside the classroom in computer labs, barns, pastures, and forests, the Baltimore Sun reports. That’s because they’ll be the first tranche of students in the Harford School District’s new Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences program.
The focus of the program is natural resources and environmental studies, with an emphasis on science. It was designed with help from the University of Maryland’s Institute of Applied Agriculture. “This is a heavily science-based program for bright kids who want to use their hands and be outside. . . .We need these kids to protect our environment and increase the production of our farms,” Glori Hyman, the institute’s acting director, told the Sun. It has had immediate appeal: the district received 120 applications for the 60 slots. Harford schools have several other magnet programs, as well, that cover such areas as engineering, science, and homeland security.
Filed under: K-12 Education News
Tags: Agricultural, Environmental Engineering, Environmental science, Programs for Students
