Pre-K Through Grade 12 Agriculture Curriculum Presented as Territory Moves to Integrate Farming Into Core Subjects

A new agriculture curriculum framework for pre-K through Grade 12 students has been presented to the Board for Career and Technical Education, marking a step toward integrating agricultural education more broadly across Virgin Islands classrooms. Ms. Meadows, the Department of Education’s director of sustainability and agricultural education, presented the newly established framework during Wednesday’s meeting of the CTE Board. “With the standards we’ve developed together, we built something lasting – the ability to bring integrated agriculture into the classroom right here in the Virgin Islands,” said Ms. Meadows. She explained that the standards were designed so agricultural education can be incorporated into classrooms even in schools that do not have a specialized agriculture instructor. Under the framework, foundational agricultural concepts can be taught through core academic subjects, including English, science and mathematics. With the “Sunshine Curriculum” now developed, C...