The Pine Hill Volunteer Fire Dept gave away 200 smoke and carbon monoxide detectors at the annual Depot Day Oct. 21, 2023 in Pine Hill, Al. Included in the bags were the smoke detectors, literature on smoke alarms, reminder magnets, and items for children. This is the first project of this kind for the fire dept. We hope to do something like this at Depot Day in the coming years. We use this event to educate the community on fire safety. Thanks to RC&D Council of Thomasville our projects have been a great success.
2023
Aggie Acres Outdoor Classroom Renewal Project
Jackson Middle School is renovating its original outdoor classroom courtyard which was established in 2017 with three garden beds. We have determined that this area needs restructuring to accommodate the ever-changing educational landscape that has been greatly impacted by the global pandemic. This learning space will function as a flexible area that can be used across all academic disciplines enabling teachers of all subjects to use the learning zones. We envision this newly designed outdoor learning space as one that will accommodate all students to offer accessible paths, and sensory zones with hands-on, exhibit-type features for exploration at various academic levels. The space will include learning stations outlined by the Alabama Wildlife Federation/Alabama Outdoor Classroom program: cardinal direction and weather station, decomposition station, pollinator hotel station, songbird sanctuary, and sensory garden. We seek to create a multipurpose, flexible teaching and learning space that will promote cross-curricular instruction with our horticultural garden program at the center of project-based learning.
Repton Junior High School Garden
Garden beds are in the process of being installed at Repton Junior High School. These beds will be utilized in all grade levels and managed by a trained Master Gardener, provided by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. The garden will consist of 14 raised planter boxes, which will grow vegetables from seeds provided by the students. While engaging in this gardening project, students will receive lessons in agriculture (4-H) and healthy eating (Snap-ed). When harvested, the vegetables will be used in the school cafeteria, as well as utilized in the Grow More, Give More Extension Program. This program allows students to give back to their community by weighing out their harvested vegetables and providing them to people who are food insecure.
Clarke County 4-H Program 2023
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is seeking to enhance the quality of life for the young people of Clarke County through its 4-H activities and programming efforts. To achieve this goal, it involves increasing the number of youth and families participating in the Clarke County 4-H Program through offering a variety of delivery modes that is attractive, innovative and fun. Through providing these programs, the youth will be able to have valuable life changing experiences that will help them acquire the skills needed both indoors and outdoors to become productive members of today’s society. The Clarke County 4-H Program is partnering with community organizations, school systems, businesses, and the Alabama 4-H Foundation to help with funding to support these programs, however, more support is needed to help these programs going, growing and sustainable.
Clarke County 4-H Program 2023
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is seeking to enhance the quality of life for the young people of Clarke County through its 4-H activities and programming efforts. To achieve this goal, it involves increasing the number of youth and families participating in the Clarke County 4-H Program through offering a variety of delivery modes that is attractive, innovative and fun. Through providing these programs, the youth will be able to have valuable life changing experiences that will help them acquire the skills needed both indoors and outdoors to become productive members of today’s society. The Clarke County 4-H Program is partnering with community organizations, school systems, businesses, and the Alabama 4-H Foundation to help with funding to support these programs, however, more support is needed to help these programs going, growing and sustainable.