A new horticulture class is starting at Stratford High School.
A new class focused on horticulture is starting at Stratford High School.
Teacher Jodie Sullivan says the class, starting in 2022, is one of the options for Year 9 students.
"Each horticultural class has a 10-week rotation, as all of the Year, 9 students take part in the class. A
lot of our feeder schools are enviroschools and it's great the Year 9 students can continue with that learning."
The horticultural class, funded by the Ostler's Gardens Charitable Trust, focuses on the enviroschools kaupapa and sustainability.
"The learning is put into both a school context and focusing on the wider community. It follows the horticulture and enviroschools curriculum. It's important for our students to learn about horticulture and sustainability as it's part of being a global citizen. It's about being aware of more than ourselves and interacting with the community, papatūānuku and whenua."
