How to Utilize the Learning Station Adoption Program

Step 1: Create a list of learning stations that you would like to have teachers and their classes adopt for one semester. Example Learning Station Adoption Sheet: (Word Doc | PDF)

Step 2: Pass around the Sign-up Sheet at the first faculty meeting in August so that teachers (or *club sponsors) can adopt a learning station for the fall semester.

• One class should adopt one learning station for one semester.
• There are only enough tasks for one class per learning station.
• One semester allows the class to feel ownership before allowing another class to adopt it the following semester.
• *For middle and high schools, we recommend that learning stations are adopted by Planning Commitee teachers’ classes, Clubs (Beta, Environmental, Ag, STEAM, etc.) or special classes (enrichment, SPED, etc.).

Step 3: Give each class that adopts a learning station the Maintenance Binder (see details below) for the learning station they are adopting. Each binder includes the fall and spring maintenance tips, observation forms, a plant ID map for the learning station, and other helpful resources.

Step 4: Share hands-on activities that the teachers can use in conjunction with the specific learning stations they adopted.

• For elementary schools, teachers from specific grade levels should adopt specific learning stations so they can use the learning station in conjunction with the Habitat Learning Lab Field Investigation Activities (see list below) to help teach the Dept of Education’s science standards for the grade they teach.
• For classes that want to adopt a raised bed garden to grow veggies or other annuals, share our Fall Veggie Gardening suggestions and our list of example Themed Gardens.