Agriculture Education Department

Agriculture Education Department Mission Statement

The purpose of the Seneca High School Agriculture Education Program is:

1. To provide the cognitive, psychomotor, and effective skills necessary for a student
of agriculture to succeed in an agriculture occupation, and;

2. To provide the agriculture student with a basis of agriculture skills and knowledge
on which that student can build during his/her further education.

PROGRAM GOALS

The program goals and objectives of the Seneca Township High School Agriculture Education
Program are:

1. To improve the quality of life for the Seneca community, the state, and the nation and;

2. To contribute to the goals and objectives of Seneca Township High School by being
an integral component of the school system and;

3. To develop agricultural competencies needed by individuals engaged in or preparing engaged in agricultural occupations and;

4. To develop leadership, communication and interpersonal skills to enable an individual to obtain employment and to be successful in that employment and;

5. To develop an awareness and literacy of the agriculture industry in all members of the community.

Agriculture Education Curriculum

*Course*	*# of semesters*	*Credit*
Introduction to Agriculture	2	1
Agriculture Science	2	1
Horticulture	2	1
Agriculture Mechanics	2	1
Ag Business Management	2	1