2021 Annual Report

Food matters. Agriculture matters. I believe that the future of our planet is integrally connected with a strong agriculture future. Together, our team in Saskatchewan and across the country, are inspiring young people to find their place in agriculture.  

We know that curiosity is a great motivator that makes people sincerely want to learn. Our approach to agriculture education is centered around inspiring endless curiosity. Creating thoughtful agricultural experiences and touchpoints for students over the course of their K-12 education generates a vast impact. By doing so, we are building a foundation for future success by encouraging the next generation of big thinkers and decision makers to grow into our agricultural leaders of tomorrow.  

I am immensely grateful to our amazing staff, board of directors, volunteers, and sponsors for believing in and supporting our mission. Together, we are building a better future. 

Was AITC in your community last year?! Search our complete list of communities to see if the students in your area had an experience with AITC.

To improve consistency, AITC organizations across the country have adopted new guidelines for reporting student reach. Each time a student uses a resource or participates in a program, it is counted as a student experience. This will better align reporting among provincial members, and more accurately reflect on AITC's reach across the country.

ABERDEEN, ALLAN, ANNAHEIM, ARBORFIELD, ARCHERWILL, ARCOLA, ASQUITH, ASSINIBOIA, AVONLEA

BALCARRES, BALGONIE, BATTLEFORD, BEECHY, BELLEVUE, BIENFAIT, BIGGAR, BJORKDALE, BLAINE LAKE, BRAMPTON, BROADVIEW, BRUNO, BUFFALO NARROWS, BULYEA, BURSTALL

CABRI, CANDO, CANORA, CANWOOD, CARIEVALE, CARLYLE, CARNDUFF, CARONPORT, CARROT RIVER, CASA RIO, CENTRAL BUTTE, CHAPLIN, CHOICELAND, CHRISTOPHER LAKE, CHURCHBRIDGE, CLAVET, COLEVILLE, COLONSAY, CONSUL, CORMAN PARK, CORONACH, COWESSESS, CREIGHTON, CUDWORTH, CUMBERLAND HOUSE, CUPAR, CUT KNIFE

DALMENY, D'ARCY, DAVIDSON, DELISLE, DINSMORE, DRAKE, DUNDURN

EASTEND, EATONIA, EDAM, EDENWOLD, ELROSE, ESTERHAZY, ESTEVAN, ESTON

FILLMORE, FOAM LAKE, FOOTHILLS, FORT QU'APPELLE, FOX VALLEY, FRONTIER

GLASLYN, GOLDEN PRAIRIE, GOODSOIL, GRAVELBOURG, GRAYSON, GREEN LAKE, GRENFELL, GRONLID, GULL LAKE

HAGUE, HANLEY, HARRIS, HAZLET, HEPBURN, HERBERT, HODGEVILLE, HOEY, HOLDFAST, HUDSON BAY, HUMBOLDT

ILE A LA CROSSE, IMPERIAL, INDIAN HEAD, INVERMAY, ITUNA

KAMSACK, KELLIHER, KELVINGTON, KENASTON, KINDERSLEY, KINISTINO, KIPLING, KYLE

LA LOCHE, LA RONGE, LAFLECHE, LAIRD, LAKE LENORE, LAMPMAN, LANGENBURG, LANGHAM, LANIGAN, LASHBURN, LEADER, LEASK, LEMBERG, LEROY, LIPTON, LLOYDMINISTER, LOREBURN, LUCKY LAKE,  LUMSDEN

MACKLIN, MACOUN, MAIDSTONE, MANKOTA, MANOR, MAPLE CREEK, MARENGO, MARSHALL, MARTENSVILLE, MAYMONT, MEADOW LAKE, MEATH PARK, MELFORT, MELVILLE, MIDALE, MIDDLE LAKE, MILESTONE, MISTATIM, MONTMARTRE, MOOSE JAW, MOOSOMIN, MORTLACH, MUENSTER

NEUDORF, NIPAWIN, NOKOMIS, NORQUAY, NORTH BATTLEFORD

OSLER, OUTLOOK

PARADISE HILL, PENSE, PERDUE, PILOT BUTTE, PINEHOUSE, PLENTY, PONTEIX, PORCUPINE, PLAIN, PREECEVILLE, PRINCE ALBERT, PUNNICHY

QUILL LAKE

RADVILLE, RAYMORE, REDVERS, REGINA, REGINA BEACH, ROCANVILLE, ROSE VALLEY, ROSETOWN, ROSTHERN

SALTCOATS, SASKATOON, SEDLEY, SHAUNAVON, SHELLBROOK, SOUTHEY, SPIRITWOOD, SPRINGSIDE, SPRUCE HOME, ST BRIEUX, ST LOUIS, ST. WALBURG, STANLEY MISSION, STAR CITY, STEWART VALLEY, STOCKHOLM, STOUGHTON, STRASBOURG, STURGIS, SUCCESS, SWIFT CURRENT

TILBURY, TISDALE, TOMPKINS

UNITY

VAL MARIE, VANSCOY, VIBANK, VICEROY, VISCOUNT, VIVIAN, VONDA

WADENA, WAKAW, WALDECK, WALDHEIM, WAPELLA, WARMAN, WATROUS, WATSON, WAWOTA, WETASKIWIN, WEYBURN, WHITE CITY, WHITE FOX, WOLSELEY, WYNYARD

YELLOW GRASS, YELLOW QUILL, YORKTON

Agriculture in the Classroom Canada (AITC-C) collaborates with its ten provincial member organizations to provide engaging, nationally-focused learning experiences to connect with students, ignite their curiosity, and teach them about the important role agriculture plays in their lives.

Together, we are working towards the goal of providing every student in Canada with an agriculture education experience, every year. AITC-C is thrilled to provide its members with national learning offerings to deliver alongside provincial efforts, including Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month, a career-focused thinkAG initiative with its award-winning website thinkAG.ca, snapAG information sheets, and Guardians of the Grasslands and Real Dirt on Farming teachers’ guides. There is some exciting growth planned for the coming year, as AITC-C is currently expanding its offering to educators by improving its online resource bank database, introducing a new scholarship opportunity, and creating a new learning management system.

Through the development of the Canadian Agriculture Education Impact Framework in 2021, AITC-C has identified three strategic pillars – THINK, KNOW, and FEEL - that are shaping the future of our learning approach, the topics we feature, and how these directly impact students’ connection to agriculture and food.

With the support of its network of partners, stakeholders, and volunteers, AITC is confidently propelling towards its north star goals and vision of bringing education into every classroom, inspiring every student - and AITC-SK is a critical piece of this success! 

“The foundation of AITC-C is our ten provincial members, and we are thrilled that our national reach continues to show impact through new initiatives and opportunities for educators and students to connect with Canada’s agriculture and food story,” said Johanne Ross, Executive Director of AITC-C.

“As we always work towards a collective impact, we are motivated that all students, no matter their background, will journey through K to Grade 12 feeling confident, empowered, excited about the food on their plates and how it got there, and also welcome in the agriculture sector.”

Teaching kids about where their food comes from is important to our agriculture industry. Students building a personal connection to agriculture is vital to the future of agriculture. We know this.

How this happens is where the AITC-SK Team stands out. They have grown their offerings to include a wide variety of dynamic resources and programming that create MORE opportunities to inspire curiosity, MORE opportunities to build personal connection, and MORE opportunities for these future leaders to see the role they can play in feeding the world. The AITC-SK team recognizes the value of building on these experiences each year of a student’s education, guiding them on a pathway to agriculture literacy.

There are great things to come with this approach. I am proud of the progress Sara and the AITC-SK team has made. And I am grateful for the support and contributions of my fellow board members during my time as Chairperson. I look forward to continuing to support AITC-SK’s incredible work!