AGRICULTURAL+PROGRAM+IN+THE+HS

a) Our school community has a greenhouse but it is not large enough to make an impact on the student involvment in growing foods for educational purposes. Floral culture could be turned into a larger agricultural program growing fruits, vegetables, and grains. These foods could then be used for the different nutitional food courses. The larger, better greenhouse, could be located in the green in front of the cafeteria. a) We found an idea. Then we thought of a plce where the greenhouse could go.First we thought of Wickford Elementary, then figured if it was at the highschool it would be easier. Then we looked up ways to go about creating a garden council. Once we found teachers that supported our idea we figured out the approximate cost... We followed the steps: organize a garden committee and support base, select garden site, design your garden, determine cost or materials and labor. b) We should think of the best place to house the plants before doing too much research. a) A discussion of your achievements and limitations b) Suggestions for what could be done next a) Each member of the group must submit a reflection which includes their thoughts about: i) what they learned about democracy from participating on this project ii) what they learned about themselves from working on this project iii) what they learned about cooperating with others from working on this project a) Each portfolio must include a minimum of one artifact from each of the following sub sections. You should include all artifacts that were actually created and you may also add ones which you did not use but could have used. i) __Public Education__ (2) Newsletters (3) Reports (4) Public Hearings, Candidates nights (5) Film or video screenings (6) Internet, blogs, Pod casts ii) __Direct Action__ (1) Boycotting/Buycotting (2) Picketing (3) Demonstrations and Protests (4) Strikes (5) Nonviolent Civil Disobedience iii) __Citizen Lobbying__ (2) Testifying at committee hearings (3) Persuading Legislators iv) __The Media__ (1) Letters to the Editor (2) Op-Ed Articles (3) Earning Media in Feature Articles (4) Call-in shows/ Guest Shows (6) Radio Shows (7) News Releases / News Conferences (8) Media Events b) For students working alone there must be one entry per category c) For group with 3 or less members there must be two entries per category d) For groups with 4-5 members there must be three entries per category **6) ****Format of the portfolio** a) Please compile the portfolio in a professional manner i) Title & Date ii) Credits: Contributors, Class Period, Date iii) __Introduction to the problem__ iv) __Strategies employed__ v) __Outcomes of the project__ vi) __Reflections on the Project__ vii) __Appendix: Ways of Acting__ b) All entries should be typed, double spaced, 1” margins, and Times New Roman c) All media productions (audio or video) should be saved on a CD/DVD and should have descriptions entered into the Appendix d) All contributors to your project should be credited
 * 1) ****Introduction to the problem**
 * 2) ****Strategies employed**
 * 3) ****Outcomes of the project**
 * 4) ****Reflections on the Project**
 * 5) ****Appendix: Ways of Acting**
 * (1) Leaflets, Flyers, Posters,**
 * (1) Writing a bill & finding a sponsor**
 * (5) PSAs**
 * e) **** All portfolios should be uploaded to: http://nkdemocracyproject.wikispaces.com **