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THE HORTICULTURE& LANDSCAPE

TECHNOLOGIES C A R E E R P A T H W A Y

EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES

I N T R O T O A G R I C U L T U R E

I N T R O T O H O R T I C U L T U R E

I R R I G A T I O N 1 & 2

L A N D S C A P E M A N A G E M E N T

W O O D Y P L A N T S : S H R U B S

A N D V I N E S

A N N U A L S , B U L B S A N D

G R A S S E S

HORTICULTURE &LANDSCAPE EDUCATION

Check out the followingwebsite: https://www.ffa.org/home

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ROY J. WASSON ACADEMIC CAMPUS2115 AFTON WAY

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909

FFA is an intracurricular studentorganization for those interested in

agriculture and leadership. Theletters “FFA” stand for Future

Farmers of America. FFA is not justfor students who want to be

production farmers; FFA alsowelcomes members who aspire to

careers as teachers, doctors,scientists, business owners and more.

G R O W Y O U R F U T U R E !

This Career Pathway program preparesyou to work for landscape maintenance

companies. Students learn essentiallandscape management ski l ls such astree care, pruning, soi l management,

watering, fert i l izat ion, pestmanagement, and sprinkler repair .

Beyond this, students wil l have theopportunity with a Cooperative

Education Internship to supplementcoursework with practical work

experience related to their educationalprogram. Students work under the

immediate supervision of experiencedpersonnel and with the direct guidance

of the instructor.

Upon program completion our studentswil l gain the Landscape Maintenance

Technician Cert i f ication.

Be a part of a NationalCareer & Technical Student

Organization!

POSTSECONDARY CREDIT OPTIONS:

IRRIGATION 1 & 2 T h e I r r i g a t i o n 1 c o u r s e i n t r o d u c e s

s t u d e n t s t o r e l e v a n t i r r i g a t i o n c o m p o n e n t sa n d t h e i r u s e , i n s t a l l a t i o n a n d

m a i n t e n a n c e . This course is an introductory

course designed to exposestudents to different facets of FFA

and the agriculture industry.Students will gain knowledge in

scientific principles of agricultureand natural resources including plant science, leadership skills,

public speaking, FFA opportunities,agricultural mechanics and animal

science.High School Credits: 2

T h i s c o u r s e t e a c h e s t h e

i d e n t i f i c a t i o n , l a n d s c a p e u s a g e

a n d c u l t u r e o f r e g i o n a l l y a d a p t e d

a n n u a l c o l o r c r o p s , o r n a m e n t a l

g r a s s e s , a n d b u l b s .

I N T R O T O H O R T I C U L T U R E : 4

I R R I G A T I O N 1 : 3

I R R I G A T I O N 2 : 3

L A N D S C A P E M A N A G E M E N T : 4

W O O D Y P L A N T S : S H R U B S A N D V I N E S : 3

A N N U A L S , B U L B S A N D G R A S S E S : 3

C O O P E R A T I V E E D U C A T I O N : 3

INTRO TO AGRICULTURE

INTRO TO HORTICULTURE ANNUALS, BULBS ANDGRASSES

WOODY PLANTS:SHRUBS AND VINES

T h i s c l a s s t e a c h e s t h e

i d e n t i f i c a t i o n , l a n d s c a p e u s a g e

a n d c u l t u r e o f r e g i o n a l l y

a d a p t e d s h r u b s a n d v i n e s .

LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT

T h i s c l a s s u s e s a d i s c u s s i o n o f l a n d s c a p em a i n t e n a n c e p r a c t i c e s a n d b e s t

m a n a g e m e n t p r a c t i c e s a s a l a u n c h i n g p o i n tf o r t h e s t u d e n t t o d e v e l o p a s i t e

m a n a g e m e n t p l a n a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o fl a n d s c a p e m a i n t e n a n c e c o n t r a c t i n g . T o p i c si n c l u d e w e e d i d e n t i f i c a t i o n , t r e e a n d s h r u bp r u n i n g , f l o w e r b e d m a i n t e n a n c e t u r f c a r e ,

c l i e n t c a r e a n d c r e w m a n a g e m e n t p r a c t i c e s .

A W A R D E D L A N D S C A P E M A I N T E N A N C ET E C H N I C I A N C E R T I F I C A T E

A T P R O G R A M C O M P L E T I O N

P I K E S P E A K C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E

A R T I C U L A T E D C R E D I T S :

T h i s c o u r s e i n t r o d u c e s t h e b i o l o g yo f h o r t i c u l t u r a l p l a n t s , a n d b a s i c

h o r t i c u l t u r a l p r a c t i c e s .

I r r i g a t i o n 2 i n t r o d u c e s s t u d e n t s t oi r r i g a t i o n s y s t e m b e s t m a n a g e m e n t

p r a c t i c e s . T o p i c s i n c l u d e e l e c t r i c a n dh y d r a u l i c t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g , r e p a i r ,e f f i c i e n c y a n d w a t e r c o n s e r v a t i o n

p r a c t i c e s .