Center for Agriculture, Science & Environmental Education

Center for Agriculture, Science & Environmental Education
Location
11104 NE 149th St, Brush Prairie, WA 98606 CASEE B Building
Information
Other names	CASEE, CASEE Center
School type	Half-day Alternative Learning Program
Established	1993
School district	Battle Ground Public Schools
Director	Margaret Henkle-Bessert
Website	casee.battlegroundps.org

The Center for Agriculture, Science, and Environmental Education (CASEE) is a half-day STEM program of the Battle Ground Public Schools district, located on an 80-acre outdoor campus in Brush Prairie, Washington, US. ^[1] It offers high school students an integrated curriculum in science and English through immersive and interactive learning experiences. ^[2] Students spend half of their regular school day at CASEE on a three-hour block schedule, studying courses such as Biology, Environmental Science, Forestry, Wildlife, Chemistry, Agroecology, Microbiology, Agricultural and Industrial Biotechnology, and English Language Arts. ^{[3] [4]}

History

Founded in the early 1990s, CASEE was created to give high school students a hands-on science-based education using an 80-acre outdoor campus leased from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. ^[5] Since then, it has expanded to include integrated English courses, environmental research projects, and community programs such as greenhouse operations and K-5 field trips. ^[6]

References

1. "Client Challenge". casee.battlegroundps.org. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
2. ClarkCountyToday.com (2025-02-18). "Info about Battle Ground Public Schools' alternative learning experience programs offered - ClarkCountyToday.com" . Retrieved 2025-08-11.
3. "Center for Agriculture, Science, and Environmental Education (CASEE) - American Trails". www.americantrails.org. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
4. "Twenty years of data: Battle Ground students get feet wet in amphibian study". The Columbian. 2025-07-26. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
5. "CASEE: 20 and growing strong (with video)". The Columbian. 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
6. Ross, Mark (2019-11-04). "Looking back on the history of Battle Ground Public Schools". The Reflector. Retrieved 2025-08-11.