George Washington Carver rose above the challenges of slavery, poverty, and an inferior physical condition to become one of America's greatest educators. In spite of his hardships, he earned a master's degree in agriculture and was appointed by Tuskegee's founder and first president, Booker T. Washington, to develop and direct the University's department of agriculture.
Funded in part by the United States Department of Agriculture, Carver and Washington developed an outreach program which Carver believed to be his most significant contribution toward the education of people.
Carver's Secret Garden is social and academic enrichment model that promotes community school and university alliances to multiply significant contributions toward the education of urban youth. The model lionizes Dr. Carver's agricultural expertise and illustrates levels of success that can be reached via perseverance. The garden is actually a goal that, successfully completed, will equal 40 acres of accumulated land maintained by thousands of urban youth across the country. The goal of Penn's Civilians is to accrue the first of those 40 acres, maintained by thousands of urban youth across Pennsylvania. For more information please click on the brochure link HERE or call 717-921-8803. |
