At Jacksonville Lighthouse Charter School, students are learning science beyond the textbook by growing plants indoors through a student-led hydroponic program, JR MANRRS Club, or Jr. Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences Club, which also gives back to the community.
The soil-free growing system allows students to cultivate vegetables using water, light and carefully monitored nutrients.
Educators said the hands-on approach teaches science, sustainability and responsibility while connecting classroom lessons to real-world impact.
"This is science. This is technology. This is the new way things are going to go," said Jill Herrin, a fifth and sixth-grade science teacher and advisor for the school's JR. MANRRS Club, which focuses on agriculture and natural resources.
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