About Cultivate
A DYNAMIC PROGRAM STRUCTURE
- Cultivate features a one-of-a-kind summit structure that connects experiential project-based learning directly to your school and community.
- Sessions, workshops, round tables, demonstrations, activities, and gala keynotes are designed to engage both students and teachers. Interested in speaking or hosting a tour, or know of someone who might? Please see our Call for Presenters section.
- By the end of the Summit, students will be empowered and encouraged to host their own event at their school to share their learning with their classmates, their school, or their greater community! Project planning, networking, and skill building will be featured during the program to help students share their learnings through their Agriculture Education Project.
THE TOPICS
Inside Education’s annual youth summit tackles an exciting new topic: How can we sustain our growing demand for food and other agriculture products through best practices that maintain integrity of our water, energy, land, air, and wildlife?
Cultivate will explore the role of modern agriculture from multiple perspectives. Students will gain an appreciation for Alberta’s agriculture story, including how we grow, process, and distribute food, and associated technologies, and innovations. We will work alongside experts to explore key topics and issues through a multiple perspectives approach that encourages students to think critically about their role in the future of agriculture. Together we will examine the environmental, social, and economic challenges and opportunities related to agriculture development.
THEMES
- Sustainable agriculture and stewardship
- The Nexus - connections between water, energy, and food
- Current and emerging issues - social, environmental, economic
- The future of agriculture – research, technology, innovation, and careers
- Inspiring young agriculture leaders & action through school-based projects