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Montague, Arthur – Youth Today, 2002
A Winnipeg (Manitoba) school teacher started a nonprofit job skills training program for at-risk youth. Police donated equipment confiscated from marijuana cultivators to the program, which trains youth aged 15-29 in hydroponics, horticulture, and greenhouse operations. More than 75 percent of its graduates are employed in greenhouse or related…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
Kirsch, Michael G. – Teacher, 1979
The principal of Grafflin Elementary School describes how staff, parents, and students worked together to build a school greenhouse. He explains how PTA cooperation was secured, money was raised, construction accomplished, and how the facility is used by each grade. Also provided are classroom gardening tips and a booklist. (SJL)
Descriptors: Construction Costs, Educational Facilities, Elementary Education, Gardening
Scanlon, Dennis C.; And Others – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1985
Scanlon and Baggett suggest a basic rationale for serving handicapped students. Downey reviews programs offered to disadvantaged and handicapped at Valley Vocational Technical Center, Fishersville, Virginia. Other articles focus on greenhouse crop production, support services in Pennsylvania, accommodation of the physically handicapped student,…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Attitudes toward Disabilities
