Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury Announces Fall Adult Education Programs in Agriscience

The Ellis Clark Regional Agriscience and Technology Program at Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury has announced their fall 2014 session of adult education classes and seminars. A variety of course offerings will be held over a period of seven consecutive Thursday evenings, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the agriscience building at Nonnewaug. Courses begin on Oct. 9 and continue every Thursday evening till Nov. 20.

A complete listing of all course dates, titles, description, instructor information, and links to course registration for this session’s course offerings can be found here.

There is a $15 per class fee that covers the instructor’s expenses and will be used to provide refreshments during the classes. Some of the courses may have additional fees to cover the supplies needed for the course.

Most of the classes are limited to the first 20 registrations received on a first come, first serve basis.

The high school has partnered with the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and the Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC) to launch a pilot program of two non-credit classes that will be available this fall at the high school. The course topics are Soil and Fertilization and Integrated Pest Management (IPM). More information on the classes can be found here. Future plans for the program include developing curriculum for agricultural certificate programs that ultimately could be stacked to earn an Associate’s Degree.

“These courses are the result of the Governor’s Council for Agricultural Development listening carefully over the past two and a half years to farmers and other stakeholders, who have repeatedly expressed a need for practical, hands-on training in production and associated topics,” said Steven K. Reviczky Agriculture Commissioner and Chair of the Governor’s Council for Agricultural Development. “Our new partners at the Board of Regents, Naugatuck Valley Community College, and Ellis Clark Regional Agriscience and Technology Center stepped up in a big way this year to transform concept into reality. I look forward to further building this relationship to offer a growing set of agricultural training options.”

If you have any questions, please call 203-266-4038 or e-mail John Farrell, Agriscience Adult Education Director.

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