The San Joaquin Farm Bureau Foundation for Agricultural Education

Agriculture in the Classroom

June Seminar

Inspired by the overwhelming response from area teachers, the San Joaquin Farm Bureau Federation created the Agriculture in the Classroom seminar to help teachers learn how to integrate agriculture into their classroom curriculum. Since its inception in 1986, this seminar has been a positive resource in helping teachers get the tools they need to educate our future generations about agriculture in San Joaquin County.

The Agriculture in the Classroom June Seminar, a four-day course, is designed to expose teachers to the agriculture industry and provide hands-on learning experience, including tours, curriculum development and other activities. Teachers complete the course with a better understanding about our local agricultural economy and are armed with agricultural materials and strategies that can be transformed into classroom lessons.

This seminar includes tour stops at various local agricultural operations such as a visit to a local dairy, where teachers learn how they can incorporate agriculture into lesson plans and resource materials they are provided. One past participant commented, "The seminar was exceptional because of the variety of educational experiences. There is a great advantage to seeing things first hand."

Since 1986, the San Joaquin Farm Bureau Federation and the SJFB Foundation for Agricultural Education have hosted over 450 teachers in the annual June Agriculture in the Classroom seminars. Each year, we have provided teachers with the tools to incorporate San Joaquin County's rich agriculture into their language arts, math and science curriculum.

If you are an educator and would like more information on the Agriculture in the Classroom seminars, or other SJFB Foundation for Agricultural Education programs, please contact the Foundation.