Corn Husk Project
Fall has certainly arrived. The season of apple cider, pumpkins, and corn husks! Lately our educational greenhouse has turned into an “October elves” workshop where students have been putting together...
View ArticleSausage Sandwiches
What do you do with a surplus of onions and peppers? Make sausage sandwiches! And instead of regular ketchup, students learned how to make some spicy ketchup using garlic and farm grown herbs. We made...
View ArticleThe YIT School Farm in the NEWS!
Last Friday our company, The National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA) was featured on ABC news. What’s more, our humble Youth In Transition School Farm was part of the feature! We truly...
View ArticleFlower Power
The YIT School Farm had a good run with our marigolds until the frost came! However, we still have plenty of these beautiful autumn orange calendula flowers blooming in our greenhouse. It has been...
View ArticleSeed Germination
Yesterday students learned about seed germination! And what better way to discover the best condition for sprouting than to perform a little scientific experiment? Each student placed several...
View ArticleLeaf Rubbings!
Yesterday was a fun day in Horticulture class. It all started with a little fresh air, picking leaves… We all walked the grounds around our mini “farm” and picked up a few leaves for our craft. Then...
View ArticleChristmas Decorating
We wanted to say THANK YOU to all of our students, staff, and other individuals who helped make decorations and door prizes for the NCIA Christmas Party! Special thanks to our Horticulture Students...
View ArticleWinter Baking!
Right before the holidays we had a little baking session in the life skills room! No, we did not grow our own chocolate chips, but if we could, the students would be on board! This time for our food...
View ArticleConnecting YIT & Kenya!
Over the past few weeks our Horticulture Teacher for the Youth In Transition School Farm has been spreading his knowledge and expertise overseas at a youth training site, Sasamoto Farm in Kenya,...
View ArticleHydroponics
This spring, students have been experimenting with HYDROPONICS! What started as a simple lesson has blossomed into a fun and educational project already yielding results. Hydroponics is a way to grow...
View ArticleYIT Building & Maintenance Program Helps the YIT Farm!
There’s always something going on at the YIT School Farm, usually good things like flowers blooming, vegetables growing, students learning..but sometimes we have to deal with the not so fortunate...
View ArticleBack to School Picnic
School is back in session! On July 28, 2014 our students returned back from their summer vacations for the first day of school! However, their first day back was anything but ordinary. Instead of...
View Article9th Annual Athletic Games
Three….Two….One…. Go! As soon as the race began, our individuals were speeding as fast as possible to the finish line. But this was no ordinary race since they had to run while balancing an egg on a...
View ArticleAndrew Williams Returns to Public School
As a non-public school, it is our goal to provide educational and behavioral supports required for students to be successful in their learning environment. Ultimately, these non-public students will...
View ArticleThe Monster Mash
Mwauhahahahaha! When the clock struck 12, the ghouls, ghosts and goblins came out to haunt the Career Development Center for a Spooktacular Halloween Party! Monsters were lurking around in the...
View ArticleYIT is Thankful for Turkey!
Gobble! Gobble! The day before Thanksgiving, our students and staff at Youth In Transition School had a delicious Thanksgiving Feast. The students in the Culinary Program, along with their director,...
View ArticleDeck the Halls!
It’s that special time of year again and our Youth in Transition School students were anxious to help beautify the school for the holiday. We have our very own Christmas tree decorated with festive...
View ArticleNCIA Awarded HUGE Snow Removal Contract
NCIA is proud to announce that we have acquired our very first commercial contract worth $1.3 Million. The contract was awarded to us by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) to assist them with...
View ArticleTis’ The Season
Knock, Knock! NCIA’s Holiday Door and Cubicle Decorating Contest has arrived! This holiday season was a blast, as staff were racing around to find the perfect decorations to make their office door or...
View ArticleCookies…. Yummm!
Who doesn’t love a scrumptious freshly baked cookie? With the help of YIT Culinary Students, the Program Development Team baked hundreds of Chocolate Chip, Snickerdoodle and Oatmeal Raisin cookies that...
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