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Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Students Run a Hydroponic Farm Business

Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School teacher Tyler Gage is using a $25,000 Education Innovation grant from PSHF and Farmers’ Insurance Hawaii to support student-run hydroponic farm businesses. After students grow their own plants in the school greenhouse, the plants are prepared in the school kitchen then the created products are sold at a farmers market. Students gain useful knowledge in biology, entrepreneurship, and marketing. Video story courtesy Hawaii News Now.

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The Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation is a community-based non-profit organization founded in 1986 that is dedicated to strengthening the quality of public education in Hawaii by advancing innovation from within. Our programs and initiatives are designed to encourage those in public education to continually challenge themselves in pursuit of educational excellence. In addition, we help to equip students with the skills necessary to take on the challenges of an uncertain future. The Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. (Tax Exempt No. 88-0243449)

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