Plant, Animal, and Life Sciences
The Plant, Animal, and Life Sciences Program is a stimulating and challenging option for employment bound or college bound high school students. Not sure what you want to do...just know you like working with plans and animals, and being outside...we’ll help you figure it out at the Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES.
Care and handling of animals
Learn how to properly care for small & large animals
Learn proper handling & restraint of animals
Veterinarian medicine
Practice treating & caring for real animals
Be trained to give clinical exams, basic behavior training techniques, vet hospital procedures, anatomy of animal and much more!
Floriculture/Florist work
Discovery the basics of flower arranging while creating floral arrangements for our floral business.
Greenhouse Management
Spend time in the greenhouse discovering how to grow plants, practice hydroponics (growing plants in water) and much more.
Grow professional grade hanging baskets, design container gardens and learn how to grow your own food.
Animal Nutrition
Learn to balance animal rations
Learn the important nutrients necessary in maintaining animal health
Manage a business
Learn business and management skills through internships, fundraisers and our floral business
Create your own business, sell and market your product through business sales and marketing plans.
Working outdoors
Spend time on our land lab learning how to plant a crop, manage soil, and even learn how to drive the tractor.
Leadership & Communications
Develop proper interview techniques
Work with a team
Develop public speaking skills
Field Trips
SPCA
Montezuma
Off campus in an internship
Indianapolis
Washington D.C.
College Campuses
Local farm markets
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Internship Experiences...
Experience your career of choice in the real world while completing your high school education
Work at a vet clinic with the veterinarian and technicians helping animals
Intern with a local florist
Setup your own pet business
Supervise a farm market
Intern with large dairy herdsperson/large animal vet tech
Explore career opportunities and college choices available to you
Portfolio...
All second year students will complete a Career and Technical Education Portfolio that exhibits necessary elements for CTE Endorsement and demonstrates competencies in Plant, Animal & Life Sciences.
Benefits...
- Articulation Agreements/College Credit
- SUNY Cobleskill
- SUNY Alfred
- Paul Smith’s College
- Completed Career Portfolio
- Integrated Science & English Credit
- Internship Experience
For more information, contact...
Your High School Guidance Office or the Guidance Office at BOCES.
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Plant, Animal & Life Sciences could lead to careers in...
Veterinarian Medicine
Floriculture/Floral Designer
Animal Nutrition
Communications
Owning a business
Animal Care & Handling
Education
Horticulture
Greenhouse Management
Are you interested in
Building self-confidence
Gaining leadership skills
Competing and traveling opportunities, regionally and nationally (Indianapolis, IN, throughout New York)
Maximizing personal potential
Assisting others to meet new challenges
Challenging your mind and your spirit
Being a part of the largest student organization in the world
Having access to millions of dollars in scholarship money
Volunteering and giving back to the community
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