The Colorado Foundation for Agriculture, through its Agriculture in the Classroom® cultivates an understanding and appreciation of the food and fiber system we all rely on every day. Our programs and resources reach PreK-12 educators and students in both urban and rural schools across Colorado!
"While there are a number of agriculture organizations in Colorado who do promote ag literacy, CFA is by far doing the most, in the most comprehensive way. There are ways you can be involved with students, with teachers, and even with the general public." - A current industry partner
"The lessons are aligned with standards and are able to meet Blooms Taxonomy as well as are rigorous and creative. Students are highly engaged. I often invite parents into our classroom when we are doing Agriculture in the Classroom lessons. They all learn and are enthralled while doing so." - A Colorado educator
"CFA is a wonderful organization that truly cares about the advocacy of agriculture. We are a group of passionate educators, producers, volunteers who want to help people see agriculture in a lens that relates to them and their lifestyles. We help promote education and programs for teachers, provide resources and education tools for classrooms and students, and provide hands on learning experiences for people to see the world of agriculture." - A current board of director member
"What I learned in the Summer AgriCULTURE Institute was not only a game-changer in my classroom, but the knowledge I gained was personally life-changing!" - A past participant
"My students enjoy learning through the Colorado Reader." - A teacher at DCS Montessori School
"We love the information in the Colorado Reader." - A teacher at Columbine Elementary
"Thank you! This is a great supplement to add to all areas and non-fiction reading groups!" - A teacher at Kyffin Elementary
"Thank you! These are great to use for social studies." - A teacher at Half Elementary
"I really enjoyed the variety of topics. It was even more engaging than I expected! I will highly recommend it to the teachers in my building. The fact that we received scholarships made it possible for me to attend. It was very organized and professional. Thank you!" - Past participant of Food, Fiber, and More Summer AgriCULTURE Institute
Our vision is to advance agricultural literacy in the next generation of consumers, citizens, and professionals.
Our mission it connecting Colorado educators and students to their food, fiber, fuel, and natural resources.
Since 1991, the Colorado Foundation for Agriculture (CFA) and the Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) program seek to advance agricultural literacy – an awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of our food, fiber, fuel, and natural resources – among preK-12 teachers and their students. AITC strives to improve student achievement by applying authentic, food, natural resources, and agricultural based content as the context to teach core curriculum concepts in science, social studies, nutrition, STEM, and language arts. CFA does this by:
1) Developing materials that are accurate, standards-based, and scientifically sound to enhance the educational experience of preK-12 students.
2) Providing programs, inspiration, and training opportunities for educators.
3) Partnering with like-minded organizations to create awareness about the significance of agriculture in our everyday lives.
Organization name
Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom (CoAITC)
other names
Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom (CoAITC)
1991
Tax id (EIN)
84-1177351
Category
Education
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
10343 Federal Blvd Unit J Box 224Adams County, CO, US