Come learn how to live a sustainable life by covering topics such as the ones listed below and also learn about building & fixing things to reduce waste and to reuse and recycle:

Week 1. Intro to Outdoor Gardening
Overview from planting to harvest
Basic science behind growing plants
Growing mediums
-Plant Seeds in egg carton
-Plant clones outside
Week 2. Intro to indoor gardening
Overview from planting to harvest
Basic science behind growing plants
Growing mediums
Seeds/clones
-Build small Automated watering system.
Week 3. Aquaponics
Intro to aquaponics
Fish farming
-Build an Aquaponic fish garden
Week 4 Water Collection methods
The problem with ground water
Rain water collection
Stream/river
Seasonal snow melt
-Construct rain capture device
-Construct Emergency solar still
Week 5 Caring for plants
Interesting facts “The secret lives of trees”
Transplant germinated seeds
Check-up on all of our plants
Week 6 Water filtration
How it works
Different types of water and filtration methods
Check solar still and rain collection for water
-Build natural water filter/filter dirty water
Week 7 Waste management
How it works in the city
Intro to composting
composting food
Composting human waste
soil solutions
-Make our own food compost bins

Week 8 caring for plants
Interesting facts “The secret lives of trees”
Transplant to larger buckets
Check-up on all of our plants
Learn about your favorite plant assignment.

Week 9 Renewable energy.
Intro to renewable energy sources/electricity/tools (multimeter etc.)
How different cities get their electricity.
Safety

Week 10 Solar energy
How solar electricity works.
How to plan for your energy needs.
Installation plan

• Construct small solar power system
  Week 11. Wind energy
  How it works
  Planning
  -Construct small functioning wind turbine.
  Week 12 Hydroelectricity
  How it works.
  Planning
• Turn wind turbine into Hydroelectric generator
  Week 13. Plan your own modern sustainable homestead
  Review what we learned
  Creative drawing and planning time.
  Share plan with class.
  Week 14. How do you make it a reality?
  Learn to plan for every detail of your homestead.
  What will work what won’t?
  Finding and pricing materials.
  Presentation of homesteads.
  Week 15
  -recycling class/project assignment
  Make a piece of trash useful.
  Week 16 Presentation/ Harvest and Presentation of Recycling Projects.

Teacher: Atticus McKittrick & Chloe Levaillant

Ages: 12+yo.

Cost: See pricing chart

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