
Stamford Regional Agriscience Program
SAE-Supervised Agricultural Experience
The supervised agricultural experience (SAE) program involves real-world agricultural activities done by students outside of planned classroom and laboratory time. SAE’s provide a method for students to receive practical career skills in a part of agriculture in which they are interested. An SAE is an essential element to the agricultural education program. The SAE is formulated by the student with the support of parents, employers, and the agricultural instructor. The student will keep track of their hours worked and amount of money they earned within their AET.
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Placement Volunteer or Paid - Involve the placement of students in agriculture, food or natural resources-related businesses to provide a “learning by doing” environment.
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Entrepreneurship - Own the enterprise, equipment and supplies, make the management decisions and assume the financial risks to produce a product or provide a service. All products or services must be agriculturally related.
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Research/ Experimentation - Students plan and conduct major agricultural experiments using the scientific process and discover new knowledge. As part of the research, students verify and demonstrate or learn about scientific principles in agriculture. Research SAEs can be entrepreneurial or placement. Research SAEs can be conducted alone or cooperatively with other students or mentors/employers.
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Foundational - Is a beginner level, short term and designed primarily to help students become literate in agriculture and/or become aware of possible careers in the AFNR career cluster. Exploratory SAEs should help students create a larger more focused SAE.
Placement Volunteer
AG Volunteer
The possibilities are endless
Animal Lab Manager
Greenhouse Manager
Agriculture Ambassador
Doggie Daycare
Beds for Pets - A student organized and driven project that made and fundraised for beds for shelter animals.
Stamford Museum and Nature Center (SMNC)
39 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903
For more information about all volunteer/intern programs
visit the SMNC website at the link below
http://www.stamfordmuseum.org/volunteers.html
or contact Cathryn Oulighan
Community Relations & Special Events Manager
203.977.6530 or volunteer@stamfordmuseum.org.
The Maritime Aquarium
10 North Water Street
Norwalk, CT 06854
For more information about all volunteer/intern programs
Visit the Maritime Aquarium website at the link below
https://www.maritimeaquarium.org/volunteer
Fairgate Farm
129 Stillwater Avenue
Stamford, CT 06902
203-940-2305
For more information about all volunteer/intern programs
Visit the Fairgate Farm website at the link below
http://fairgatefarm.com/volunteering/
Soundwaters
1281 Cove Rd
Stamford, CT 06902
203-406-3314
For more information about all volunteer/intern programs
Visit the Soundwaters website at the link below
The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County, Inc.
461 Glenbrook Rd
Stamford, CT 06906
203-358-8898
https://www.foodbanklfc.org/how-to-help#Volunteer
Wishes for Horses
A non-profit 501 (3) c group set up to help underprivileged children have a horseback riding experience and to further the education of children in public schools.
Getner Barn
22 Richards Ave
Norwalk, CT 06854
Kathi @ 203-838-6245
Michelle @ 203-451-2521
http://www.wishesforhorses.com/contact.html
Bartlett Arboretum
151 Brookdale Rd
Stamford, CT 06903
203-322-6971
For more information about all volunteer/intern programs
Visit the Bartlett Arboretum website at the link below
http://www.bartlettarboretum.org/volunteer/
GIVE Garden
Supports vegetable gardens in the Stamford Public Schools
For more information about the volunteer program
Visit the Give Garden website at the link below
http://inthegardenwithgive.blogspot.com/
Contact Pam Sloane at psloane22 @gmail.com
Placement Paid
Fairgate Farm
129 Stillwater Avenue
Stamford, CT 06902
203-940-2305
For more information about all volunteer/intern programs
Visit the Fairgate Farm website at the link below
http://fairgatefarm.com/volunteering/
Sam Bridge Nursery and Greenhouses, LLC
437 North Street
Greenwich, CT
203-869-3418
For more information about employment opportunities
Visit the Sam Bridge Nursery website at the link below
http://sambridge.com/career-opportunities/
Long Ridge Camp
Nature Camp Counselor
478 Erskine Road
Stamford,CT
Bulls Head Animal Hospital
28 Long Ridge Rd
Stamford, CT 06905
203-324-5711
Entrepreneurship
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Small Animal Breeding
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Cichlid Breeding
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Dog Walking
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Dog Training
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Chicken Care
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Bee Hives
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Landscape and Garden Care
Foundational
Reserved 9th and 10th Grade Students Only
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Photography
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Home Garden
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Applesauce Sales
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Career Shadowing
Research/ Experimentation
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Taste comparison of apple sauce recipes
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Comparative analysis of dog behavior
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Spherification of liquids
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Hydroponic Growing vs. other types of growing
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Research and Development of Food Products
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How to preserve fresh cut fruits