Sustainability
his is a one-trimester course for all sophomores. It is designed to introduce them to the local environment, engage them in project-based learning, and inspire them to actively pursue interests related to campus sustainability and the natural world around Meriden. Leveraging our 280-acre central campus and our additional 1000+ acres of conserved woodlands, students work in small classes (8 or fewer) to engage with topics including sustainable use of resources, renewable energy, land conservation, planning, and social enterprise. Depending upon the semester and season, classes also engage in our ongoing initiatives in the greenhouse (hydroponics and aquaculture production of food), farm (open-space management with sheep and food waste disposal with pigs), and other land resources (beekeeping, maple sugar production, orchard). Every class is tasked with identifying an aspect of campus sustainability they would like to improve and then designing and executing a project to achieve that goal.
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