Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES

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 plants and animals, and being outside? We’ll help you figure it out at Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES.

Program Content

Care & 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

• Discover 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

Managing 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

Animal Nutrition

• Learn to balance animal ratios
• Learn the important nutrients necessary in maintaining animal health