Program Goals
We are a credit recovery program designed to prepare students for life after graduation through experiential learning. Students will develop leadership, teamwork, and problem-solving skills through our diverse hands-on curriculum. Some of these experiences will include:
- Work and tend a half-acre farm.
- Make daily decisions on different aspects of the farm.
- Daily work chores include caring for our chickens, processing eggs, maintaining two on-site bee hives, irrigation layout, crop selection, soil preparation, planting schedule, and work crew management.
Students will better understand how their core curriculum mastery is essential to successfully writing business plans, budgets, marketing brochures, grants, and research documents.
Daily Schedule At A Glance
| Morning (9am-12pm) | Breakfast + Core Academics
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| Lunch (12pm-12:30pm) | Off-Campus Permitted |
| Afternoon (12:30pm-3pm*) | Project-Based Credits (Outside Work/Teams)
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| Early Release on Wednesdays* (Dismissal at 1:30pm) | ***Morning and Afternoon schedule may be swapped depending on the season |
Current Happenings
New referrals to the program must demonstrate the maturity and safety skills to navigate school in this unique environment.
In the fall, students in the Urban Farm program are trained by Benton Soil and Water Conservation District staff for the annual fall “Salmon Watch” field trip.
This field trip to the Alsea River provides an outdoor learning experience for elementary students to learn about the life cycle of salmon. Urban Farm students were trained to be instructors in Riparian Ecology, Water Quality, Salmon Biology, and Macroinvertebrates. They assisted in teaching at each station, and their volunteer hours count towards their senior projects. Check out the video courtesy of the Corvallis Gazette-Times.
- Read the article here.