Pam Woodhouse’s love for agriculture is woven seamlessly through her Grade 3-4 class curriculum in Arthur, Ont. “As someone who is passionate about agriculture, being able to combine teaching with my love for this field is truly a dream come true,” said Woodhouse. “I am both humbled and honoured to be recognized in this way, […] Read more
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Arthur teacher wins AgScape educator award
New AgScape initiatives aim to fill industry gaps
$3 million total from governments will be used toward agriculture education
AgScape, a non-profit agriculture education organization, recently announced investments of up to $3 million from the governments of Canada and Ontario. The funds will be split between two partnerships, each with the goal of engaging students and creating educational programming about Canada’s agriculture sector. Why it matters: Government investment in education could encourage youth engagement […] Read more
AgScape to receive federal, provincial funding for programs
AgScape is receiving investments of up to $3 million from the governments of Canada and Ontario to further its efforts in bringing innovative agriculture and food education across Ontario. AgScape is receiving up to $1.6 million in funding under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) over the next four years for its project titled […] Read more
AgScape offering educational initiatives to celebrate agriculture literacy month
AgScape is commemorating Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month (CALM) with a lineup of “engaging initiatives” to foster agriculture and food literacy among K-12 students across Ontario, the organization said. AgScape will be offering the following programs, resources and events during CALM 2024 to students and educators across Ontario: Launched in 2012 by Agriculture in the Classroom […] Read more
AgScape continues to evolve and thrive in the classroom
Organization continues successful reach into school boards across the province
AgScape grew from strength to strength throughout the pandemic, and its trajectory continues to climb. “After so many years of work and assembling a group of talented individuals, we’re being recognized as experts in the field of agriculture and food education,” said Kathryn Doan, AgScape board chair, at the provincial agri-food education organization’s recent annual […] Read more
March is Agriculture Literacy Month
To celebrate, AgScape offering free programs and resources to youth educators
AgScape is celebrating the 12th annual Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month (CALM) with Agriculture in the Classroom Canada (AITC-C), the national voice for agriculture education in Canada. Launched by AITC-C in 2012, CALM takes place annually in March to increase awareness, understanding, and appreciation of agriculture and food among youth in Canada. CALM provides K-12 students […] Read more
Pig farming topic of new AgScape resource for teachers
The latest in-classroom educational resource from AgScape is “An Exploration of Pig Farming in Ontario”, a Teacher’s Guide for Grades 5-10. The resource was developed in collaboration with Ontario Pork. The 68-page resource contains an overview of pig farming and has three unique lesson plans for Grades 5-6, 7-8, and 9-10, as well as a […] Read more
AgScape reach increases with digital resources
Teachers looking for online programming have increased use of digital options
It was a farm tour that would boggle the mind in real life. But luckily for Cassi Brunsveld, the 18,000 students and 990 teachers who had signed up for the YouTube live stream weren’t going to arrive on her dairy farm in person. Brunsveld, program and resource assistant with AgScape, and a dairy farmer, took […] Read more
AgScape gets boost from Libro Credit Union
AgScape’s Ontario-wide food and agriculture education program recently received a $45,000 investment from Libro Credit Union. Libro’s investment will be directed over a three-year period to fund 195 agri-food lessons for more than 4,200 southwestern Ontario students. Libro’s investment will also sup- port three AgScape interactive Career Competitions where students will have the opportunity to […] Read more
Selig named new AgScape executive director
AgScape recently announced that Taylor Selig has been promoted to executive director. Selig will focus on continuing AgScape’s mission of empowering Ontario students by increasing awareness and igniting interest in careers in the agriculture and food industries. AgScape works to bring the stories, facts, and passion of the world of agriculture and food into Ontario […] Read more
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