Student Achievement
Horticulture Class Achieving in Remote Learning
10 November
As our College has responded to the challenges of delivering practical classes online over the past two years, our resilient students have continued to rise to the occasion. The Year 9 Horticulture class are one of the many groups who have responded well to the change, with their recent home-based practical assessment on the propagation of cuttings producing some outstanding work.
Featured in this article is Year 9 student Madison Rosenhart’s experiment, where she investigated the effect of placing a plastic bag over propagated Rosemary and observed its growth in comparison to a non-covered set of Rosemary. Madison was commended on her excellent results throughout the experiment, with the covered plant growing larger with thicker roots.
Despite the absence of Damascus’ gardening facilities and bush-setting for a majority of their study, Madison and the Year 9 Horticulture class continue to achieve.