The Center for Professional Personnel Development and the Penn State Teach Ag team would like to highlight Carly Rippole for her work on leading an exemplary program in Pennsylvania with horticulture and greenhouse operations.
Carly is in her 8th year of teaching at Derry Area High School. She is a 2015 graduate of Penn State with a degree in Agricultural and Extension Education. She looks to create a program that would conduct a regional floral competitions. In this, teams of two would travel to Pittsburgh to work with industry partners. They would have one hour to design a theme. After, their design is reviewed by a panel.
This program can help to provide a hands on experience for a diverse audience of students to engage in. Mainly, those who do not come from traditional agricultural backgrounds. It would help to relate to more suburban and urban populations. Also, this program would help students to form a meaningful connection to the Floriculture industry. This is a large industry in Pennsylvania that hold many opportunities for apprenticeships and work-based learning that students often are not aware of.
It is expected that close to 20 students or 10 teams will be participating. The date for this pilot program is January 17, 2024.
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