Program Overview

Career Objectives:

Complete a career goal card and essay.
Purpose is to be sure students are aware of careers available and the path needed to reach their career goals.
Career path exploration unit

Program Highlights:

Students operate a production greenhouse, aquaponics growing system and a school flower shop.
John Deere Gators are just one piece of equipment students are taught to use in their practical landscape experiences.
Students plant and maintain vegetable and herb gardens on campus.
Aquaponics/Hydroponics/Aeroponic Systems
Food Production and Sustainable Horticulture
Students operate power cultivators, edgers, weed whackers and leaf blowers.
Students participate and compete in annual PA Farm Show.
FFA Membership

Curriculum and Occupational Titles:

Floral Design
Landscaping
Interior Plantscape
Greenhouse Management
Sustainable Horticultural Practices
Plant and Soil Science
Students also learn plant identification, basic plant biology, propagation techniques and business and managerial skills.
New technologies in Horticulture including soilless and sustainable growing systems

Grading:

KNOWLEDGE – chapter packets, classroom instruction, slide presentations, vocabulary and industry math
WORK ETHIC – attendance, class preparedness, participation in class discussion, educational field trip participation, weekly work logs and exit tickets. Points are deducted from students weekly employability grade if they fail to meet criteria.
SKILLS – based on levels of proficiency according to the student’s progress through the task list

Program Expectations:

Students who complete the program will receive OSHA certification and a PA Skills certificate if they score advanced on the NOCTI test.
Students will receive professional safety instruction and certification by completing 25 individual modules through Greenius, LS Training Systems.
Planet Landscape Safety Training
First Aid Certification is also available.

Uniform/Clothing Requirements:

Students are required to wear long pants made from denim or other durable fabric, a lab shirt, and work boots or heavy leather shoes.
Work gloves and safety glasses are also required.

Program Fees:

Students are required to purchase a program shirt, work gloves, safety glasses and classroom supplies ($40)
Activity Fee $20 (includes FFA membership)

Program Rules/Regulations:

Students are given classroom procedures page which they are expected to follow.
Students will be given a horticulture binder and weekly work logs or exit tickets.
Students will maintain a portfolio.
Teamwork is essential to the working of the lab and is expected.

Safety Requirements:

Portfolio Presentations:

Post-Secondary Options:

North Montco Technical Career Center