WASHINGTON â In the middle of the afternoon one day last week at Shepaug Valley School, students Audrey Trahan, Emma Raymond, and Isabelle Easley cleaned stalls, fed sheep and groomed horses.
The three girls are enrolled in the schoolâs regional agriscience program, which opened last August. Agricultural Science and Technology Education programs are state funded and prepare students for college and careers in fields such as animal science, agricultural mechanics, aquaculture, biotechnology, food science, and marine technology. There are about 20 ASTE programs in the state.
âThe agriscience program extends far beyond the classroom walls,â Principal Kim Gallo said. âThis is a working farm. They learn by being part of a working farm.â
Shepaug agriscience program takes students far beyond the classroom walls
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From left, teacher Anne Hermans with a student in Shepaug Valley School’s agriscience programSandra Diamond Fox / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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A student at Shepaug Valley School s agriscience program feeding the sheep.Sandra Diamond Fox / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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From left, Shepaug Valley School teachers Rachel Murray and Anne Hermans, and Principal Kim Gallo.Sandra Diamond Fox / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Sheep at Shepaug Valley School s agriscience programSandra Diamond Fox / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Newtown resident Audrey Trahan, 15, sweeping a horse’s stall.Sandra Diamond Fox / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less