George Hamilton teaching a class
Mr. Hamilton arrived at the school in 1937. By day, he was the Science Department Head at NFCVI, and he was a a valued part of the academic program at the School of Horticulture in the evenings.
Courses
Arboriculture (tree care)
Botany
Supervisory Development (designed to build a managerial foundation)
Management Training (skills in human relations)
English
Entomology (the insect as a biological organism)
Floriculture (bedding designs and procedures including maintenance for all bedding types)
Fruit Culture (study of major cultivated fruit crops)
Greenhouse Environment and Production
Horticultural Chemicals
Horticultural Seminars (students present on various topics)
Land Surveying
Landscape Design
Mathematics
Plant Breeding and Seed Production
Plant Collections (various stages of plant development for accurate identification)
Plant Identification
Plant Pathology (parasites and symptoms of diseases)
Soils
Turf Grass Management
Vegetable Culture
The course list has changed with the times. Today the courses include:
Business Foundations
Computer Assisted Design
Commercial Greenhouse Production
Tree Climbing and Operations
Equipment Operations
Workplace Health and Safety
Business in the Canadian Economy
Oral Communications
Small Business Management
Leadership Development
Trends and Issues in Modern Horticulture
Public Space Management
Landscape Master Planning
Research Methods in Horticulture
Mentorship