The Green LIFE Charter School
An Entrepreneurial Experience, Building Leaders of Tomorrow
A community of learners that Learn and Investigate through Fieldwork and Organic Farming Experiences.
- Offers experiences and learning that connects content knowledge and skills to real world applications.
- As entrepreneurs students master the essentials of growing and sustaining a business, including production, marketing, budgeting, inventory, purchasing, and customer service.
- Provides a community based learning environment where students find satisfaction in stretching their learning to endless opportunities.
- Student collaboration is central to the performance and production of project outcomes.
- Students working in a business enterprise will need to think like scientists, mathematicians, and researchers.
- Students will apply techniques and methods that demonstrate innovation, creativity, communication and problem solving.
- Students manage an organic farm that produces marketable and health conscious fruits and vegetables.
- Rich learning that blends science, math social studies, language, and social skills into a community of learners that discover need and value through collaborative endeavors.
- Intensive knowledge and learning as a result of scientific inquiry into subjects like the growing and breeding of plants and the utilization of solar energy
- Managing the daily business operations of an organic farm
- Engaged students discover that they are truly needed for what they contribute to the organization.
- All students contribute to planting and working the soil as they take part in research, hydroponics, greenhouse operations, business and agronomics.
- A project based learning environment that immerses all students in activities while supporting special needs, including accelerated learning.
- High standards for math, science, social studies and language arts.
- Establishes an environment in which students will develop 21st century skills by learning leadership, applying learned skills, and serving the community.
- Integrated studies in an optimally sized learning community.
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