{"id":1144,"date":"2022-10-17T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afe.epicenter1.com\/news\/bring-ffa-to-aifd-virtual-workshop-2022-fun-with-creativity"},"modified":"2024-03-26T14:40:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T14:40:52","slug":"bring-ffa-to-aifd-virtual-workshop-2022-fun-with-creativity","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/bring-ffa-to-aifd-virtual-workshop-2022-fun-with-creativity","title":{"rendered":"Bring FFA to AIFD Virtual Workshop 2022 \u2018Fun with Creativity\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/North-Callaway-County-FFA-Bring-FFA-to-AIFD-Virtual-Workshop-2022-Pic-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Bring FFA to AIFD Virtual Workshop 2022 \u2018Fun with Creativity\u2019\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There is an old saying that \u2018if one is good, two is better!\u2019 For five FFA Teams from across the United States, the second \u201c<strong>Bring FFA to AIFD Virtual Workshop<\/strong>,\u201d hosted by the AIFD Career Development Committee, was a day to remember. Focusing on this year\u2019s theme of \u201cFun with Creativity,\u201d Woodbury FFA (Connecticut), North Calloway FFA (Missouri), Cape Fear FFA (North Carolina), Diamond Mountain FFA (Nevada), and Chelan FFA (Washington) joined design instructors, Lisa Belisle AIFD, Lesleighan Cravens AIFD, Sharon McGukin AIFD, and Julia Marie Schmitt AIFD, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, via Zoom. Thanks to this event\u2019s sponsors, students were able to design with tropical flowers while utilizing eco-friendly containers in unique and creative ways. The American Floral Endowment supports this program through an<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #d92995;\"><a style=\"color: #d92995;\" href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/grants\/\">Educational Grant<\/a> <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">to provide for the education of the next generation of our industry. Additional sponsors included Green Point Nursery, Smither\u2019s-OASIS, and AIFD Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Picture1-1.png\" alt=\"FFA Students at Work\" class=\"wp-image-15730\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The teams learned to grid and lace using rubber bands, create constructions using OASIS foam to support exquisite anthuriums, and create lines and forms with tropical stems and foliage. \u201cThe team and I enjoyed working with tropical flowers,\u201d reflects Katherine Robnett, North Calloway FFA Advisor. \u201cIt pushed us all out of our comfort zones. It was wonderful learning from experts!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cMy students were challenged with new design techniques,\u201d comments Nevada Diamond Mountain FFA advisor Leslie Zimmerman. \u201cThe workshop has sparked more excitement about the floral industry in general and my floriculture course specifically. We placed their designs in a few different classrooms throughout the school, and students have received tons of compliments from staff members and parents. Our art teacher is using the first design as a model for the high school drawing class. \u201c<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As the day progressed, students began to be extremely comfortable with the product, and each rose to the challenge of advanced design. Take, for example, Tyler Huddleston from North Calloway FFA, who came out of his shell during this event and blossomed into a more confident floral designer. \u201cI really enjoyed the flowers!\u201d he stated enthusiastically.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cMy students absolutely loved it,\u201d comments Amanda Mattingly Chelan, FFA advisor. \u201cThey didn\u2019t really know how big of a deal this was going to be, and they could not be more excited about&nbsp;floral design now. They are gushing about the experience constantly. They are not only excited about FFA now, but they are also excited about&nbsp;getting jobs in the floral industry in our area.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For the instructors, working with the FFA teams was a rewarding experience. \u201cIt is always an honor to educate the FFA students who work so hard to get to Nationals and grab the opportunity to learn more,\u201d comments Lisa Belisle. \u201cSeeing students light up when they get tropical flowers is one of my favorite things as they are so foreign to them, and the end results are fantastic!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cBy allowing the advisors to also design and participate in this course,\u201d explains Julia Marie Schmitt, \u201cwe are educating future generations of FFA students and potential members of the floral community through these teachers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With two virtual workshops under the belt of the Career Development Committee, this course will now be an annual event with the goal of focusing on the future by fostering floral education for the up-and-coming leaders of our industry.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Endowment strives to continue to support impactful educational experiences and hands-on learning through programs like these. To learn more about AFE\u2019s Educational Grants and apply by June 1st,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/grants\/\">click here<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>By Julia Marie Schmitt AIFD, CFD, EMC, PFCI, ISFA,<br>\n<\/em><em>Chair, AIFD Career Development Committee<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #d92995;\"><strong>See the students and their work through the gallery of photos below:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[40,31,29,44],"class_list":["post-1144","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-categories-faculty-researcher","news-categories-latest-news","news-categories-news","news-categories-student"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bring FFA to AIFD Virtual Workshop 2022 \u2018Fun with Creativity\u2019 - American Floral Endowment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/bring-ffa-to-aifd-virtual-workshop-2022-fun-with-creativity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bring FFA to AIFD Virtual Workshop 2022 \u2018Fun with Creativity\u2019 - American Floral Endowment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There is an old saying that \u2018if one is good, two is better!\u2019 For five FFA Teams from across the United States, the second \u201cBring FFA to AIFD Virtual Workshop,\u201d hosted by the AIFD Career Development Committee, was a day to remember. 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