Our Mission Statement
- Working with educators to bring BC's agriculture to our students.
Our Purpose
- To provide educators and students with quality educational resources, programs and other agricultural information that highlight agriculture as an important part of our economy and way of life.
- To enable students to make informed decisions about food choices, food safety, the importance of our own supply of local food and other agricultural products.
- To develop an awareness and understanding in BC schools of the importance of agriculture, sustainable food systems, and the protection of BC's agriculture resource base.
- To promote the value of a healthy agricultural sector to our educators, students, and society.
- To promote careers in agriculture as a viable and desirable career choice.
- To facilitate the relationship between BCAITC and it's stakeholders to accomplish the Purpose of the Foundation.
Agriculture in the Classroom is Represented by:
- Producers, agribusiness, teachers
- BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
- BC Ministry of Education
- University of British Columbia
- A broad cross-section of the province's food industry.
BC Agriculture in the Classroom Brochure
