Juniper Golf Course to host innovative ‘First Green’ event for Sky View Middle School students
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Juniper Golf Course will host an innovative environmental education outreach program that uses golf courses as environmental learning labs, when 90 middle school students from Sky View Middle School visit the golf course Tuesday, October 29 for a GCSAA First Green field trip.
First Green is a Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) program which focuses on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) principles where students get hands-on learning opportunities in a real-life setting. GCSAA First Green curriculum benefits students by helping them apply their classroom knowledge in an engaging outdoor setting.
WHEN: Tuesday, October 29 (9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.)
WHERE: Juniper Golf Course Clubhouse and Putting Green (1938 SW Elkhorn Ave., Redmond, OR 97756). Juniper Golf Course is a public course operated by CourseCo, Inc.
WHO: 90 middle-school students from Sky View Middle School in Bend, who will learn from the agronomy staff, including superintendent Chanaan Fasanello, a 32-year GCSAA member and assistant superintendent Carlos Figueroa, a 4-year GCSAA member, and others in the industry.
WHAT: An interactive, highly engaging field trip that provides hands-on learning and exposes students to the golf industry. Benefits of GCSAA’s First Green include applying STEAM lessons learned in class, inspiring students, building community, strengthening futures, advancing golf and having fun.
The students will split into groups to rotate through interactive stations including Water Molecules and Surface Tension, Water Conservation/Usage, Cool Tools, Autonomous Mowers, Reel vs. Rotary Mowers, Irrigation, and a Golf Putting Lab before eating lunch at noon and departing at 1:30 p.m.
To learn more about GCSAA First Green, visit www.TheFirstGreen.org
First Green is a program of the GCSAA Foundation, which is the philanthropic organization of the GCSAA. Its mission is to secure funding and support to strengthen advocacy, education, and research that advances the work of golf course management professionals. Visit the Foundation at www.gcsaa.org/foundation.
About GCSAA
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) is a leading golf organization in the United States. Its focus is on golf course management, and since 1926 GCSAA has been the top professional association for the men and women who manage golf courses in the U.S. and worldwide. From its headquarters in Lawrence, Kan., the association provides education, information and representation to more than 20,000 members in more than 78 countries. The association’s mission is to serve its members, advance their profession and improve communities through enjoyment, growth and vitality of the game of golf. Visit GCSAA at www.gcsaa.org or find us on Facebook or Twitter. Visit our industry-leading magazine at GCMonline.com.
The GCSAA Foundation is the philanthropic organization of the GCSAA. Its mission is to secure funding and support to strengthen advocacy, education, and research that advances the work of golf course management professionals. Visit the Foundation at www.gcsaa.org/foundation.
