Food Science & the Natural Environment
Our chicken program aims to teach students the necessary knowledge and skills to breed and maintain food animals, and together with the vegetables we harvest from our gardens, are used as ingredients in our healthy eating programs.
This is an extension of our existing fish breeding and maintenance program.
The project aims to teach students knowledge in the areas of mathematics, biology, horticulture, aquaculture, monitoring and managing ecosystems, aquatic science, environmental science and design and technology.
Outcomes
Specific skills gained through this project include: –
Being able to test and maintain water quality parameters such as pH and ammonia.
Monitoring the health of the systems and making changes including managing bacterial load and fish sickness or death.
Sorting and grading fish, adjusting feeding types and ratios, and removing waste buildup.
Calculating tank volumes, measuring growth rates of fish.
Collecting and organizing water quality data.
Maintaining water quality through regular water changes.
Designing and building system components such as aeration lines, heating, and filtration components.
Specialised Programs
Our specialised programs provide another side to learning other than academic learning.
Often coupled with academic styled programs, specialised programs offer opportunities for learning about yourself, life or other relevant skills that you may not otherwise learn at ‘mainstream schooling’.