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October 5, 2023 News

Photo by Ashanda Grissett who explored the oyster industry for her fellowship.

Brunswick County Farm Bureau Kenan Fellow dives into North Carolina’s oyster industry

By Amneris Solano BOLIVIA, N.C.⸺On a sweltering summer day in mid-July, high school earth environmental science teacher Ashanda Grissett boarded an oyster boat off the North Carolina coast....

August 22, 2023 News

Students plant a school garden.

Alum fosters cultural heritage and agricultural awareness at Cherokee Elementary School

By Amneris Solano CHEROKEE, N.C.—In collaboration with ASAP, a leading advocate for sustainable agriculture in western North Carolina, Nichole Efird is connecting her students at Cherokee Elementary School...

August 15, 2023 News

Weather Map of the US

Integrating Climate Science into Montessori Classrooms: Kenan Fellow Takes the Lead

By Amneris Solano DURHAM, N.C.—Joy Mason, a 2023-24 Kenan Fellow, is leading an initiative that integrates complex concepts of climate science and meteorology into first through third-grade curricula...

October 3, 2022 News

Meta Kenan Fellows aim to strengthen ties between local workforce and schools in Western NC

By kenan fellow Beverly Owens, 2021-22 Kenan Fellow FOREST CITY, N.C.⸺Western North Carolina teachers Courtney Najdek and Jennifer Taylor put themselves in their students’ shoes this summer when...