AGRICULTURE COMES TO THE CLASSROOM AT TRUMAN

On Monday, March 21st, students at Truman Elementary will learn “what’s growin on” with an Ag in the Classroom activity sponsored by the Iowa Farm Bureau. There are 25-30 presenters who will be covering the program goals of teaching about our food system and the role of agriculture in our economy and society.

Students will travel to different classrooms and an outdoor tent to visit 10 different stations between 8:30-11 a.m. and noon to 12:30 p.m. “This is an incredible effort on the part of community volunteers to share real life information with our students,” explains Chris Gallin, interim principal at Truman. “The experience personifies many of the ITI brain compatible elements that we value for our students,” she adds, providing hands-on learning opportunities in a way that integrates curriculum with day-to-day real-life activities. Although Iowa is considered a “rural” state by many, most of the students in the Davenport Community Schools do not have direct experience with most concepts related to agriculture as either a lifestyle or an industry. Ag in the Classroom Day makes these concepts relevant and meaningful to students.