Season 4

Ep. 

9

Teaching The Future: Biophilic Education with Principal Patrick Muhammad

Today we're talking with Principal Muhammad, who is affectionately known as The Principal Farmer by his students, about how their outdoor programming has improved student health.

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What kind of world are we going to leave our children? That is the question Principal Patrick Muhammad asks himself as he leads Chatt Hills Charter School. With a tri-focus curriculum of Arts, Agriculture, and Environment, he's teaching them the value of life from a ladybug to a human.

Education is a pillar of our Biophilic Principles, and Serenbe is proud to support our local charter school since its founding. Today we're talking with Principal Muhammad, who is affectionately known as The Principal Farmer by his students, about how their outdoor programming has improved student health, how they've increased test scores, and why they have a wait list each year to enroll in this innovative K-8 school.


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Patrick Muhammad, ED. S, is a life long educator who believes that a quality education is the greatest equalizer in this game called 'life". He has served in educational leadership since 2001 and believes the biggest room in the house, is the room for "improvement." Known as The Principal Farmer, he lives out our tri-focus of the Arts, Agriculture, and Environment daily in all parts of his life.

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