K-12 Education
Bring Hands-On Learning to Your Classroom with a Growcer Farm
Growcer farms offer students hands-on experience in agriculture, science, and sustainability—right on school grounds. From elementary to high school, students gain real-world skills through interactive learning.
Project goal: Provide extra hands-on learning opportunities for Altario’s agriculture program.
Distribution: Produce is sold to the community through a biweekly subscription and at the school store. Extra produce is sold to a senior’s lodge nearby.
Impact: There’s never a shortage of students who want to volunteer in the farm and the local community loves the fresh greens. Altario School expanded with a second Osiris Education Farm to offer more education opportunities.
Operator: A teacher leads the operation and has student volunteers.
Altario School – Adding Agriculture to the Classroom
“So I was like wow, this can be something very special for the community, food wise, and for the students, career pathway wise.”
— Kevin Van Lagen, principal at Altario School
Why Growcer?
STEM & Beyond:
Integrate science, technology, and sustainability into your curriculum.
Fresh Greens:
Enjoy nutritious greens, even in the winter!
Career Pathways:
Prepare students for future careers in agriculture and technology.
Hands-On Experience:
Teach problem-solving, teamwork, and food system understanding.
Community Engagement:
Engage beyond the classroom through fundraising and partnerships.
Osiris® Education
The Growcer Education unit is specifically configured to support the learning goals of youth exploring careers in agriculture, food security, and sustainability. Built with a unique learning space within the farm, students, with teacher supervision, can explore the day-to-day science of controlled environment agriculture while actively growing greens that can be sold, distributed, donated, or used directly in their institution’s food services. Curriculum also available.
Kitigan Gamik Curriculum
The Kitigan Gamik curriculum offers educators the resources to add land-based, traditional Indigenous wisdom, and climate adaption to their teaching programs.
Tailored for students from K to 12
Framed within the whole child framework
Created the original Kistikan Iskwesis (Growing Seed Girl) story
Co-created with Indigenous Elders and knowledge keepers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Watch an introductory webinar for how Kitigan Gamik started and a curriculum overview.
Ready to Grow the Future of Learning?
Fill out the form, and we’ll help you bring hands-on agriculture to your school with a Growcer farm!