The Montgomery County Office of Agriculture and the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation hosted a ribbon cutting and tour of the new agricultural "storefront" located at Junior Achievement of Greater Washington's Finance Park in Thomas Edison High School of Technology. Finance Park is Junior Achievement's capstone program for personal financial planning and career exploration. Students visit this realistic on-site community to put into practice what they've learned by developing and committing to a personal budget. Now with the addition of the Agricultural Storefront, thousands of Montgomery County middle school students will learn the importance of ag in their daily lives while exploring local agricultural careers in this immersive and vibrant space showcasing Maryland's robust agriculture.
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Meanwhile we understand that the only remaining CASE program (Curriculum for Ag Science Education) is in Bethesda, Sherwood's was cut last year. We need far more Ag Ed opportunities - not less.
