Page 30 - Tree Line - North Carolina Forestry Association - Fourth Quarter 2024

E D U C AT I O N U P D AT E
Agricultural education teachers
participate in a tree measurement activity
pa
wi
with Blair Bishop, Bishop Forestry and
La
Land, PLLC, during a workshop at
Ha Ha
Haywood Community College.
North Carolina’s
2
s
First High School
Forestry Course
The AN53 Natural Resources II — Forestry course and
credential launched in August 2024. We are excited to
share some initial statistics regarding the reach of the
course and increasing enrollment in the natural resources
pathway within agricultural education from 2023 to 2024.
For reference, a student can register for the forestry course
if they have already completed AN51 Natural Resources I.
These percentage increases show that more and more
students are interested in exploring the natural resources
pathway, which increases the opportunity for students to
take the new forestry course.
We plan to further promote the course to various
audience segments as we learn more about the successes
and challenges educators are experiencing in bringing
this course to their schools.
As always, if you are interested in
being a resource for teachers and students,
please fill out a short form by scanning
this QR code.
AN51 Natural
Resources I
20232024 ENROLLMENT =
1,514
20242025 ENROLLMENT =
1,829
PERCENTAGE INCREASE:
20.8%
AN53 Natural
Resources II —
Forestry
FALL 2024
SEMESTER
67
STUDENTS ENROLLED
AN52 Natural
Resources II
20232024 ENROLLMENT =
291
20242025 ENROLLMENT =
389
PERCENTAGE INCREASE:
33.7%
20242025
SCHOOL YEAR
100+
STUDENTS
ENROLLED
10+
PROGRAMS
OFFERING
THE COURSE
5 MORE
TEACHERS
ON BOARD FOR
THE SPRING SEMESTER
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