Many students have a limited understanding of where their food comes from, creating a disconnect from the natural systems that sustain them.
Natural Science at W.P. Wagner High School addresses this challenge by reconnecting students to both their food and the environment it depends on. Through hands-on learning in a 5,000 square foot greenhouse, outdoor orchard, and classroom-based systems, students take part in every stage of growing food, from seed selection to harvesting and cooking. Along the way, they explore soil health, waste reduction, and sustainable growing practices using techniques that can be replicated at home.
Each semester, students grow and harvest hundreds of kilograms of food, divert waste through composting, and lead school-wide initiatives that engage hundreds of their peers.
