Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy
Circle C Stables: Small Animal Husbandry Fall 2024
All students must complete a project for this class. This class does not include riding lessons.
Come and join this exciting class at Circle C stables with Cindy Nimtz!
Students will spend class time in a warm, heated classroom and insulated indoor arena. Through hands on learning, they will learn about the planning for and care of chickens.
Format: In Person
Location: Circle C Stables
905 Pine Hills Ln., Benton Harbor
5 miles from I-94 Exit 39 or a beautiful country drive from Pipestone exit
Phone: 269-468-3293
Email: circlecstable00@gmail.com
website: circlecstable.com
Additional Registration is not required at the site but we will ask participants and their guardians to fill out a liability release form at the beginning of the first class.
Small Animal Husbandry: Chicken Care 101
Mondays: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Classes runs September 9 - October 28
Ages: 6 and up
Students will take part in establishing “backyard chickens” at Circle “C” Stable. Through hands on learning, they will learn about the planning for and care of chickens. Students will help plan and build a chicken coop, learn about different breeds of chickens, their nutritional needs, and how to properly care for them. Through all activities and interacting with chicks and actively caring for them, students will gain the knowledge on how to raise a happy hen!
Small Animal Husbandry 101 Syllabus
Small Animal Husbandry: Chicken Care 201
Thursdays: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Classes runs September 12 - October 31
Ages: 6 and up
Students will take part in caring for our “backyard chickens” at Circle “C” Stable. Through hands on learning, they will learn about the planning for and care of chickens. Students will help maintain our chicken coop, learn about chickens’ egg laying habits, their nutritional needs, and how to properly care for them.*PLEASE NOTE* Chicken Care 101 is a suggested Pre requisite for this class, but not necessary.
*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.
Teacher of Record: Tom Hurst
