Announcing a new opportunity for students: The Come Alive Outside Design Challenge! This industry-led challenge gives students the chance to test their landscape design skills in a real-world setting. Horticulture and design students will work with high school students to create an engaging outdoor learning environment at an elementary or pre-school. Then, older students will launch an awareness- and fundraising campaign to make the project a reality. Best of all, the students will be mentored by industry pros every step of the way. This is a unique opportunity to educate students on the green industry's role in outdoor living, and inspire them to achieve! We fully expect to provide a successful learning experience for students, because the challenge is backed by two leading industry enterprises:
We have received a great initial response, and have both secondary and post-secondary schools committed to participate this fall. |