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National FLP Homepage
Contact Information
Arkansas's Coalition Members
History of Arkansas FLP
List of trained Facilitators for Arkansas
Pictures from Workshop 2005
Pictures from Workshop 2004
Pictures from FLP Facilitators Training 2004
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| Our Mission:
To provide educational resources and promote approaches to
learning which help educators and students in grades PreK-12 to
better understand the interrelationships between agriculture, the
environment and people of the world. |
Our
Vision:
A future in which all people recognize the interdependence of
agriculture, the environment and human
needs; and work cooperatively to promote informed consumer
choices and sustainable agricultural practices. |
Endorsements
National FFA Recommends FLP
Bernie Staller, Chief Operating Officer, National FFA Organization Indianapolis, Indiana
Wow! Have you seen the second edition of the Food Land People educational
materials? What a terrific resource for our educators across this country. Again,
FLP, while remaining true to its original mission, is leading the way
toward agriculture literacy.
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NAEE Recommends FLP
A report using the North American Association for
Environmental Education’s (NAAEE) Environment Education Materials:
Guidelines for Excellence, concluded that FLP’s resources for
learning followed the guidelines for excellence very well in six key
areas for evaluating materials. This confirms that he curriculum is
balances indepth and user friendly. |
Facts About Food, Land & People
Established in 1988
Nonprofit Organization
Integrated with science, math and social sciences
Serves Pre-K to 12th grade
55 hands-on lessons
Pilot tested by more than a thousand
educators.
Pilot tested by more than a thousand educators
20,000 teachers have been trained and
using Food, Land & People's lessons in twenty-three states.
Pilot tested by more than a thousand educators.
2.6 million students since 1998
FLP's goal is to have coalitions formed in all 50
states by 2008
Arkansas
was 26th state
to become an affiliate |
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Founding Sponsors:
Arkansas Farm Bureau
Arkansas State University office of Academic Affairs
ASU College of Agriculture
ASU College of Education
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