AG Academy
Federal Agricultural minister David Littleproud announced back in July this year that “thousands of Aussie kids are about to get a first-hand account of agriculture” under an Australian Government program rolled out by state and territory farming bodies. WAFarmers is rolling out of the Western Australia based program called the “AG Academy”. It is aimed at engaging year 6 students on a project learning basis about the what, where, why and how of farming in Western Australia. The 250 minute learning component is being prepared by Edith Cowan University and is mapped to WA based curriculum. ECU are also developing the resource in concert with agricultural industry participants and co-operation with industry peak bodies to provide real world content. Through the 8 tasks of the AG Academy students will: REVIEW what they know about AG DEFINE what AG is and how it relates to them ENGAGE with commonly purchased products [...]