Iowa Boarding Schools

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Scattergood offers a Sustainable Agriculture Endorsement. Students earning this endorsement take five farm-related Project classes over the course of four years, complete an agriculturally-related topic for either their Junior or Senior research papers and design and execute a 30-hour service project with with Scattergood Farm's livestock, 35 acre restored prairie, or 10 acre certified organic vegetable fields and fruit orchards.

Solar panels help power school as part of Sustainable Living component. In addition students participate in a full Seed to Plate program, with a 4100 square foot greenhouse for growing organic vegetables, an edible school yard with apple and pear trees and strawberries, and a full professional kitchen that can accommodate 30 students at a time in Culinary Arts Class.

Iowa Boarding Schools

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Maharishi School

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804 Dr RK Wallace Drive
Fairfield, IA 52556
6414729400Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 200 students

Scattergood Friends School

(Quaker)

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1951 Delta Avenue
West Branch, IA 52358
1-319-519-1856Grades: 9-12, PG | 46 students

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