By attending bi-weekly virtual Zoom sessions throughout the nine-month program, Sprout School participants will have the opportunity to dive deeply into these focus areas and explore topics such as choosing curriculum to use with students, sourcing local foods in schools, connecting youth to careers in agriculture, entrepreneurial opportunities, policy changes, and more. When participants complete the training, the goal is that they feel equipped with a concrete plan to implement agricultural or environmental education programming and feel empowered to get students excited about their region’s agricultural potential and related career opportunities.

In addition to the bi-weekly sessions, Sprout School also includes “Learning Labs,” where participants are able to choose a project to do with their students like taste testing recipes, container gardening, or making signage for their cafeteria to highlight local foods. Participants are also connected with subject matter experts to provide individual coaching. Throughout both the bi-weekly sessions and the Learning Labs, participants will see examples of successful projects and hear reflections from some of the people who helped make them possible.