Summer AITC Workshop
2023-05-30 - 2023-06-02
Join us May 30 – June 2 for for days of field trips, hands-on activities & FREE STEM resources for your classroom at our 2023 Summer Ag in the Classroom Workshop!
Cost is $50/teacher & includes snacks, some lunches & 30 PDCHs.
2 Graduate Credit hours available through University of St. Francis (optional/additional $200 fee)
Course #REAL 694 Agriscience Educator Institute
Registration deadline May 15, 2023
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Ag History Bus Tour
2023-06-24 08:00 - 12:30 UTC
Explore McLean County’s agricultural roots with a morning bus tour lead by local ag historian, Don Meyer, Sat., June 24. Teachers can earn 4 PDCHs courtesy of University of Illinois Extension Livingston-McLean-Woodford Unit.
Tour participants should meet at the McLean County Farm Bureau building at 8 a.m. and the trip will conclude at about 12:30 p.m.
The cost for McLean County Farm Bureau members is $25 per person and non-members is $35 per person. Breakfast pastries and coffee will be available at 7:45 a.m. Bottled water will be available on the bus.
The narrated tour will primarily be on the bus, with one or two brief stops and minimal walking.
The tour will feature sites in southwestern McLean County in and around Stanford, Danvers, McLean and Funk’s Grove including:

A tile factory site
Cracker Jack crib
Moore’s Mill
Ghost Towns
Funk’s Grove church & cemetery & much more!

A minimum of 30 participants must be registered by June 15 for the tour to be held.
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Maitland & Holder Grant Application Deadlines
2023-10-15
Check out 2 grant opportunities available through University of Illinois Extension McLean County:
John Maitland Agriculture Awareness Grant – Up to $1,000 for agriculture-related lesson resources & materials – Get details & apply
George E. Holder Agriculture Awareness Grant – UP to $1,000 for garden related school projects – Get details & apply
Deadline for both applications is Oct. 15, 2023.
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IL AITC Book & Project Grant Application Deadline
2023-10-20
IL Ag in the Classroom Book grants are for up to $250 to purchase select titles for your classroom: Get details
IL Ag in the Classroom Project grants are for up to $300 to implement ag-related lessons in your classroom. Get details
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Ag Science Grant Application Deadline
2023-10-31
From studying soil to exploring animals – the possibilities are almost endless!
Apply for an Ag Science Grant from McLean County Farm Bureau Foundation to add hands-on learning to your classroom. Pick one of the recommended kits or submit your own idea!
Check out the grant guidelines & suggested kits!
Application deadline is Oct. 31, 2023.
Apply Now.
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