ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION:
-Cleveland Botanical Garden
-Floriculture & Gardening Operations
-Landscape & Turf Operations

Site: Gates Mills Environmental Education Center, Cleveland Botanical Garden

Two-year program
COLLEGE TECH PREP

These programs are designed to educate the student in the area of care, cultivation and utilization of plants from a commercial, consumer and academic perspective.  The curriculum is designed to prepare students for a wide array of careers in horticulture by blending academics and the technical subject areas of turf & ornamentals, greehouse production, floral design, and equipment operations.  All programs are considered Tech Prep in which students have the opportunity to earn up to 6 Semester College Credits through an articulation agreement with Tri-C. Students will be required to complete a Senior Capstone project and prepare a presentation for the Tech Prep Showcase.  If the student wants to cultivate the gardener side of their career then they can choose from any of the following areas:

-Cleveland Botanical Garden
Cleveland Botanical Garden Program is for students that desire a career in landscape maintenance and public
gardening. The garden houses 10 landscaped acres of permanent, award-winning displays and themed gardens which the students use for their classroom. This program is designed for those students who wish to develop their landscaping skills, work habits, and knowledge to ultimately become successful workers in the horticulture industry and productive members of society.

-Floriculture & Gardening Operations
The Floriculture and Gardening Operations program is for students who wish to explore several areas in the green industry before entering higher education or the workforce. This program offers the basics in landscape and golf course gardening, greenhouse floral, garden center and nursey operations as well as interior plant maintenance. The program includes hands-on instruction and training by growing, maintaining, selling and designing with trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, vegetables, houseplants and cut flowers. Students are encouraged to participate in a paid internship program to enhance the learning experience in specific areas.

-Landscape & Turf Operations
The Landscape & Turf Operation Course is an intensive program designed for students who are serious about employment in the landscape industry and/or to prepare themselves for further education in a college, university, or trade school. The course provides students with instruction and hands-on work both on the horticulture
campus and off, in local horticulture related businesses and residential properties. Topics include landscape equipment use and maintenance; construction with stone, wood and pre-cast stone; landscape design and landscape maintenance.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INTERVENTION PROGRAMS:
-A.C.E. [Agriculture & Career Exploration]
-CBI-Gates Mills [Career Based Intervention]

Site: Gates Mills Environmental Education Center, Alpha Park

Two-year program

-A.C.E. [Agriculture & Career Exploration]
This program offers 10th-12th grade students an exploration of the various Agriculture occupations with emphasis on entry level job skills. This work-study program is designed for selected students to explore
agriculture related careers while getting first hand experience in the world of work. Students successfully completing various job shadow sites throughout the school year will have the opportunity to gain paid employment. While learning job skills, students will also gain knowledge in the areas of: employability skills, positive work habits, communication and
interpersonal skills, basic floral design, landscape techniques, plant propagation and care, and general horticulture skills. Students will explore post secondary training by visiting Cuyahoga Community College and the Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster. A.C.E. students become members of the FFA, and can join the Ohio Nurserymen and Landscapers Association, and PLANET.

-CBI-Gates Mills [Career Based Intervention]
This program offers students an exploration of Horticulture-related careers. Half-day is spent at the Gates Mills Environmental Education Center or at work sites.
The other half-day is classroom time at Alpha Park which includes Virtual Learning academics (Math, Science, English, Social Studies).

Participation guidelines:
• At-risk students grades 8-9-10
• Referral from guidance counselor and principal