Sustainable Agriculture and Green Energy Project

SAGE（可持续农业和绿色能源）是一个为期两年的先进技术教育项目，在可持续绿色教育的框架下，为重点放在农业和可再生能源/能源效率等可持续领域的农村技术人员教育和培训奠定基础。格林菲尔德社区学院（GCC）通过加强课程和基础设施来支持其农场和食品系统（FFS）以及可再生能源/能源效率（RE/EE）学位选择项目，为马萨诸塞州西部地区的农村学生提供技术教育创新。这些改进，连同海湾合作委员会与区域农业和能源雇主之间的许多现有关系，正在成为改进技术教育和巩固可持续职业道路的支点。SAGE是弥合stem可持续教育中职业培训和学术学习传统分离的基础。新的4学分温室管理课程和STEM课程的课程修订正在影响农场和食品系统（FFS）以及可再生能源/能源效率（RE/EE）学位课程的学生。新课程利用创新的基础设施提供动手学习机会，包括温室外部和内部太阳能热收集装置、永续农业雨水收集系统和独立的500W光伏系统。丰富的实习经验将海湾合作委员会学生与农业和可再生能源/能源效率领域的区域雇主联系起来，以获得工作场所技能，从而获得就业机会。通过2 + 2 + 2的衔接方式，与中学和四年制院校的持续合作有助于提高学生在技术教育方面的准备。

SAGE (Sustainable Agriculture and Green Energy) is a two-year Advanced Technology Education project that is laying the foundation for focused rural technician education and training in sustainability fields that include agriculture and renewable energy/energy efficiency under an umbrella of sustainable green education. Greenfield Community College (GCC) is innovating in technical education for rural students in the Western Massachusetts region through enhanced curriculum and infrastructure that support its Farm and Food Systems (FFS) and Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency (RE/EE) degree option programs. These enhancements, along with the many existing relationships between GCC and regional agricultural and energy employers, are serving as a fulcrum for improving technical education and for solidifying sustainability career pathways. SAGE is serving as the foundation for bridging the traditional separation of vocational training and academic learning in STEM-based sustainability education. A new 4-credit Greenhouse Management course and curricular revisions across STEM course offerings are impacting students in both the Farm and Food Systems (FFS) and Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency (RE/EE) degree options. New curricula feature hands-on learning opportunities utilizing innovative infrastructure, including Greenhouse External and Internal Solar Thermal Collection Units, Permaculture Rainwater Harvesting System, and a standalone 500W Photovoltaic System. A robust internship experience links GCC students with regional employers in agriculture and renewable energy/energy efficiency for workplace-based skill attainment that lead to employment opportunities. Ongoing engagement with secondary and four-year institutions through 2 + 2 + 2 articulations is helping to improve student preparation in the technical education pipeline.