2024 Summer ExploreAg Application

2024 Fall ExploreAg Application

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Fall ExploreAg Application

Information

Deadline to Apply: October 14, 2024

Overview

ExploreAg is Ohio Farm Bureau's signature agriculture literacy and workforce development program offering free week, multi-day, and day-long immersion experiences for high school students. In ExploreAg, students learn about agriculture and related STEM fields through hands-on experiences with industry experts, scientists, and educators.

Eligibility

Any Ohio student who will be entering 9-12 grade in the fall or will be graduating high school this spring is eligible to apply for ExploreAg.

While past ExploreAg participants are welcome to apply again, they must recruit a fellow peer to also apply who is new to ExploreAg.

Application Content

Before you start your application, review below what you can gather and prepare ahead of time.

1. Student Information (contact information, t-shirt size, past ExploreAg participation)

2. Parent/Guardian Information (contact information & option to add educator contact information if applicable)

3. Session Preferences: Identify your top session preferences (up to 2)

Cost

All ExploreAg programming is offered FREE to students thanks to the generosity of sponsors through the Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation who believe strongly in cultivating the next generation of curious and inquisitive agriculturalists.

Capacity

ExploreAg sessions are typically each capped at 30 students to ensure accessibility of quality hands-on experiences.

Selection

Due to high demand and limited capacity, students must apply and be selected to participate in fall ExploreAg sessions. Applicants will be asked to identify their session preferences (up to two) and will be notified by October 1 of selection results. Priority will be given to first time ExploreAg participants.

Communication Moving Forward

Parent/guardians are seen as the primary point of contact regarding communication from ExploreAg staff to student campers. However, for added visibility, students will often be included alongside their parent/guardian on all major camp communications.

Email will be the main form of communication prior to camp. The following will all be communicated via email to the parent/guardian:
- Notification by October 1 as to if/which fall camp experience your student was accepted to attend. - RESPONSE REQUIRED to claim spot
- Required emergency medical & release forms - MUST SUBMIT prior to camp
- Important camp logistics (arrival/departure details, packing list, etc)
Tip: Parent/guardian, be sure to check your email inbox and spam folder regularly for communication from Ohio Farm Bureau leading up to camp.

An Ohio Farm Bureau staff will follow up with a phone call to a parent/guardian for situations including but not limited to the following:
- Error message received when an email attempt is made
- Failure to respond to required requests made via (accept/decline camp session spot; submit required paperwork)
- Clarification is needed regarding a request for special accommodations
Tip: To ensure open lines of communication, be sure to double check that the parent/guardian voicemail box is both set-up and not full. If an Ohio Farm Bureau staff does reach out, it will likely be via a Columbus number that has a (614) area code.

Deadline to Apply: October 14, 2024

Parent/Guardian Information
Parent/Guardian Name*

First NameLast Name
Parent/Guardian Email*
example@example.com
Confirm Parent/Guardian Email*
Parent/Guardian Phone Number*
Please enter a valid phone number.
While email to parent/guardians will be the main form of communication leading up to camp, we realize not everyone is an avid email user. Would you like to receive a text reminder to the parent/guardian phone number listed above a few days before important deadlines (i.e. accept/decline camp session spot or submission of required camp forms)*

Yes - send me a text reminder to the parent/guardian phone number listed above!No thanks
Parent/Guardian Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Transportation*

Transportation to or from camp will not be an issue.Transportation to or from camp will be an issue.Transportation will limit my ability to attend camp.
Occasionally a school educator volunteers locally to help coordinate camp logistics, transportation, or day(s) out of school. While this is NOT an expectation of school educators nor something Ohio Farm Bureau is able to help coordinate, we can be sure to loop in school educators on major camp communications. Is there a school educator you feel should be included in major camp communications moving forward?

YesNo
School
Educator Name
Educator Email
example@example.com

Session Preferences
Which ExploreAg session is your top preference?*

The Ohio State University - Columbus, November 1
Due to high demand and limited space, students must apply and be selected to paticipate in fall ExploreAg programming. Preference will be given to first time ExploreAg participants.
Which ExploreAg session is your second preference?*

The Ohio State University - Columbus, November 1None, do not consider me for other sessions.

Anything else you would like us to know?
NOTE: To formally submit this application you must click "Review Answers" below. Then, scroll all the way to the bottom of your application review to click "Submit".

If you only click "Save and Continue Later," your application will NOT be submitted and you will NOT be considered for any of the camp sessions.
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2024 Fall ExploreAg Application

Student Information

Parent/Guardian Information

Session Preferences