Alameda County RCD
Organization Details
| Name | Alameda County RCD |
| URL | acrcd.org |
| Phone number | 925-371-0154 |
Organization Description
| Service(s) description | On-Farm Education at Sunol AgPark (4th-6th grade): Education programs at the AgPark focus on four of the most successful Farming in the Watershed lessons. Students also participate in a ‘farm chore,’ in which small groups of students work with a Sunol AgPark farmer and help with a specific farm task, including harvesting crops, gleaning fields, planting, weeding and digging rows. |
| Program impact | Participation in these activities will help students achieve the following: Emotional: 1. Feel more comfortable and confident outside Cognitive: 1. Appreciate that farming is dynamic and dependent upon ecological services, natural and cultural resources 2. Appreciate that farming is a labor-intensive activity 3. Value the connection between protected farm land with organic practices and open space as important to the health of humans, wildlife and water. Behavioral: 1. Be inspired to increase positive impact, i.e. plant or work in a home/school/community garden or eat more healthy foods, 2. To change behavior in order to reduce their own impact on water and watersheds 3. Increase observation skills. |
Community programs are organized into categories known as Community School Elements. All community programs associated with Alameda County RCD are listed below and each program may be provided at 1 or more schools. You can use the 'Show Details' buttons to learn more about each program.
Expanded Learning (2 programs)
Programs that provide additional opportunities to practice the skills students are learning in the classroom and to cultivate the study habits and mindset needed to succeed in school.