SAE Not Just Cows and Plows By: Alisa Kowalski

S-A-E S is for Supervised Supervised by parents, agriscience teacher, employer, or other adults

S-A-E A is for Agriscience The activity helps you learn about agriscience

S-A-E E is for Experience Uses “learning by doing” approach so you can apply what you are leaning in the classroom in the “real world”

Uses for SAE Improved learning Personal development Occupational development

Rewards Awards Trips Scholarship All orchestrated by the FFA

Personal Development Work Earn Money Financial freedom Responsibility

Occupational Development Career decisions Employers desire previous work record Occupational preparation

Types of Projects Ownership –Production –Group enterprises Entrepreneurship Placement/Cooperative

Advisor Visits Minimum 4 Visits for each student per year Pre-visit –Meeting Visit –Parents &/ or Employer Post-visit –Classroom use

SAE Project Examples Dairy Sheep Ag. Processing Sheep Beef Rabbits Llamas Nursery Florist Shop Veterinarian Pet shop Parent’s Farm Greenhouse School Forest Only Examples, The Possibilities are Endless!

Final Message I Hear-and I Forget I See-and I Remember I Do-and I Understand