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Since 1991, more than 10,049 Illinois educators have completed a Summer Agricultural Institute! The course is designed for PreSchool-High School educators who wish to expand their curriculum to include topics related to agriculture – the world’s food and fiber system. The course focuses on how to integrate available resources and hands-on activities about agriculture and the environment into an existing classroom curriculum.

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May 18, May 25, June 1, June 13, 14, 15, 16 DeKalb County Infusing STEM, Ag and Careers in Your Classroom SAI 1 Contact: Rhodora Collins DeKalb County Farm Bureau Email: [email protected] Location: DeKalb County Farm Bureau 3 Graduate Credits; PDCH TBA

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May 18, June 1, June 15, June 27, 28, 29, 30 DuPage County Food and Nutrition Curriculum Connection SAI 1 Contact: Rachel Schumacher DuPage County Farm Bureau Email: [email protected] Location: DuPage County Farm Bureau, Fairgrounds, misc locations 3 Graduate Credits; PDCH TBA

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June 6, 7, 8 Lake Land College AG Institute 1 SAI 1 Contact: Dyke Barkley Lake Land College Email: [email protected] Location: Lake Land College, Mattoon 2 Hours College Credit; 30 PDCH June 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Clark County What’s Ag Got To Do With It? SAI 1 Contact: Kim Davidson Clark County Farm Bureau Email: [email protected] Location: Martinsville 3 Graduate Credits; 40 PDCH June 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Jasper County Jasper County Summer Ag Institute SAI 1 Contact: Lindsey Vogt Jasper County Farm Bureau Email: [email protected] Location: Jasper County Farm Bureau 3 Graduate Credits

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June 6, 7, 8, 9, or June 6, 7, 8, 9, 10-for AU credit Southern Illinois University & Jackson County Southern Illinois Summer Agricultural Institute SAI 1 Contact: Amy Boren at SIU or Jessica Grammar at Jackson County Farm Bureau Southern Illinois University Email: [email protected] Location: Time split between Jackson County Farm Bureau, Williamson County Farm Bureau & field trip sites 3 Graduate Credits from AU; 26 PDCH from SIU

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June 7, 8 Macoupin County Special Topic SAI SAI 2 - Special Topic Contact: Connie Niemann Macoupin County Agricultural Literacy Program Email: [email protected] Location: Macoupin County Farm Bureau, Carlinville 15 PDCH

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June 7, 8, 9, 10 McLean County Agriculture, “STEM”ing the Next Generation SAI 2 - Special Topic Workshop Contact: Julie King and Bridget Caldwell McLean County Fair Email: [email protected] Location: McLean County Farm Bureau 2 Graduate Credits; 24 PDCH

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June 7, 8, 14, 15 Effingham County Agriculture - What, Where, Why! SAI 1 Contact: Julie Stephens Effingham County Partners for Ag Literacy Email: [email protected] Location: Effingham County Farm Bureau 28 PCDH

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June 9, 10, 13, 14 Logan, Mason, Menard & Sangamon Counties Logan, Mason, Menard & Sangamon County Summer Ag Institute SAI 1 Contact: Carrie Winkelmann Agricultural Education Partnership Email: [email protected] Location: Springfield Petersburg & Lincoln County Farm Bureau and Extension Offices

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June 13, 14, 15 Lake Land College AG Institute 2 SAI 1 Contact: Dyke Barkley Lake Land College Email: [email protected] Location: Lake Land College, Mattoon 2 Hours College Credit; 30 PDCH

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June 13, 14, 15, 16 NW Regional - Stephenson, Winnebago, Ogle, Boone, Carroll, Jo-Davies Counties NW Illinois Field to Table SAI II SAI 2 - Special Topic Contact: Diane Cleland Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau Email: [email protected] Location: Stephenson County Farm Bureau 2 Graduate Credits; PDCH Hours

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June 13, 14, 15, 16 Edwards, Wayne, White, Wabash & Lawrence Counties Southeastern Illinois SAI SAI 1 Contact: Ryan Smith Edwards, Wayne, White, Wabash & Lawrence Farm Bureaus Email: [email protected] Location: Chicago 3 Graduate Credits; PDCH TBA

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June 13, 14, 15, 16 Livingston County Through the Seasons with Agriculture SAI 2 - Special Topic Contact: Debbie Ruff Livingston County Soil & Water Conservation District Email: [email protected] Location: Livingston County Farm Bureau, 901 W Howard St, Pontiac, IL 2 Graduate Credits; 30 PDCH

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June 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 Champaign County Champaign County SAI 1 SAI 1 Contact: Myla Munro Earth Partners Email: [email protected] Location: Parkland College 3 AU Graduate Credits; PDCH TBD

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June 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 Kane County Kane County Summer Ag Institute SAI 1 Contact: Suzi Meyers Kane County Farm Bureau Email: [email protected] Location: Kane County Farm Bureau 3 Graduate Credits; PDCH TBA

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June 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 Macoupin County Connecting to Agriculture SAI 1 Contact: Connie Niemann Macoupin County Agricultural Literacy Program Email: [email protected] Location: Macoupin County Farm Bureau, Carlinville 3 Graduate Credits; 37 PDCH

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June 14, 15 Clinton and Marion Counties Summer Ag Tours SAI 2 - Special Topic Contact: Susan Kleiboeker & Meggan Hiestand Clinton & Marion County Ag in the Classroom Email: [email protected] Location: Marion County Farm Bureau 12 PDCH

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June 14, 15 Bureau, Lee and Whiteside Counties June 14: AG-sploring Careers in Agriculture June 15: Water-Every Drop Counts SAI 2 - Special Topic Contact: Danelle Burrs Bureau, Lee & Whiteside County Farm Bureaus Email: [email protected] Various locations in Bureau, Lee, Whiteside area PDCH TBD

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June 14, 15 Henry, Mercer, Knox, Stark & Warren-Henderson Counties Ag in a Day - “From Farm to Fork” SAI 2 - Special Topic Contact: Katie Laleman Henry County Farm Bureau Email: [email protected] Locations within Henry, Mercer, Knox, Stark & Wareen-Henderson 6 PDCH

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June 14, 15, 16 Madison County Agsploration SAI 2 - Special Topic Contact: Chelsea Reeves Madison County CAREE Email: madcocaree.org Location: Madison County Farm Bureau 2 Graduate Credits; 21 PDCH June 14, 15, 16 McDonough & Fulton Counties Aquaculture in Agriculture SAI 2 - Special Topic Contact: Abby Ruebush or Sarah Grant McDonough County Farm Bureau, in cooperation with Fulton County Farm Bureau Email: [email protected] Location: McDonough and Fulton counties 18 PDCH June 14, 15, 16 Pulaski/Alexander, Massac, Johnson, & Pope/Hardin Counties Horses and Cows and Pigs, OH MY! Southern IL SAI SAI 2 - Special Topic Contact: Jessica Bowman Pulaski/Alexander, Massac, Johnson, & Pope/Hardin Farm Bureaus Email: [email protected] Location: Pulaski/Alexander, Massac, Johnson, & Pope/Hardin counties 15 PDCH

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June 15, 16, 17, 20, 21 McHenry County Summer Ag Institute SAI 1 Contact: Katie Vanderstappen or Dan Volkers McHenry County Farm Bureau Email: [email protected] Location: Woodstock-McHenry County Farm Bureau 3 Graduate Credits; PDCH TBA

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June 28, 29, 30, July 1 Kane County Kane County SAI 2 SAI 2 - Special Topic Contact: Suzi Myers Kane County Farm Bureau Email: [email protected] Location: Kane County Farm Bureau 2 Graduate Credits; 30 PDCH

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July 11, 12, 13, 14 Lake County Lake County SAI SAI 1 Contact: Andy Blaul Lake County Farm Bureau Email: [email protected] Location: TBD 2-3 Graduate Credits; 30 PDCH

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July 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Cook County Urban Ag: From Farm to Classroom SAI 1 Contact: Diane Merrion Cook County Farm Bureau Email: [email protected] Location: Cook County Farm Bureau-Countryside 3 Graduate Credits; PDCH TBA

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July 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Rock Island County Rock Island SAI SAI 1 Contact: Sheryl Solomonson Rock Island County Farm Bureau Foundation Email: [email protected] Location: Rock Island County Farm Bureau 3 Graduate Credits; 40 PDCH

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July 13, 14, 15, 18, 19 Tri-County: Will/Kendall/Grundy Summer Ag Institute 1 SAI 1 Contact: Dan Reedy, Mgr. Kendall County Farm Bureau Email: [email protected] Location: Joliet Junior College 3 AU Graduate Credits

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1) Choose your desired SAI Location 2) Contact SAI directly (contact person is listed) 3) Complete application - *note some SAIs may have a separate application required - please inquire.

Coordinated by Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom and sponsored in cooperation with SIU, Earth Partners/ Parkland College, Aurora University and NIU. Summer Agricultural Institutes are supported by funding from the IAA Foundation and endorsed by the Illinois State Board of Education and the Illinois Committee on Agricultural Education.

2016 COURSE APPLICATION Return as soon as possible to the contact person listed for the institute you are interested in attending, space is limited.

Name _______________________________________ School __________________________________________________ Grade/Subjects_________________________________________________________________________________________ School Address_________________________________________________________________________________________ City______________________________________________ State_______________ Zip _________________________ School Phone_______________________________________ School County_______________________________________ Home Address _________________________________________________________________________________________ City_______________________________________________ State _______________ Zip _________________________ Home Phone____________________ County________________________ Social Security # _________________________ Email ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please list the 2016 Summer Agricultural Institute that you would like to attend. (University and dates, see inside for options) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Applicant’s Signature _________________________________________________________ Date ______________________ *SAI is open to all Illinois educators, grades PreSchool-High School. Applicants selected will be notified. Alternates will be notified as class vacancies occur.

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For further information please contact: Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom • 1701 Towanda Avenue Bloomington, IL 61702 • (309)557-3334 • [email protected]