For generations, America has looked to our San Joaquin Valley for leadership in agriculture. With the ag industry amidst revolutionary change, where are the highly-skilled workers and visionary leaders who can confidently drive the industry into the future?
With your help, there's an excellent chance those future ag ambassadors will grow from our own backyard.
"The United States has developed as a global leader, in large part, through the genius and hard work of its scientists, engineers, and innovators. In a world that’s becoming increasingly complex, where success is driven not only by what you know, but by what you can do with what you know..." (ed.gov)
A report issued in 2015 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture projects that skilled agriculture-related jobs, requiring specific training and secondary education, will number almost 58,000 and be responsible for developing solutions to feed more than 9 billion people by 2050. Therefore, the future will require significant Ag and STEM innovation to impact the global demand.
These findings underscore the urgent and immediate need of an innovative ag education and the Sanger Unified Ag Complex at Fairmont.
The Sanger Unified Ag Complex at Fairmont will serve as an inspiring learning nucleus (hub) for over 8,000 elementary and junior high school students in SUSD. The Sanger Unified Ag Complex is an essential and universal blueprint for urban, suburban, and rural educational organizations. The unique combination of powerful relevant curriculum and state of art innovative facilities unlocks a myriad of learning opportunities for the fusion of Ag-Science and technology to come to life- empowering the next generation of learner.
Not every Sanger graduate will grow up to have a career in agriculture. However, every graduate will see life through the lens of agriculture, having gained a real appreciation of agriculture’s role in the broader world. Generations of true agriculturalists will be inspired, and those schools who follow our lead, thanks to your support.
