SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls School is getting ready to give their students a more in depth lesson in agriculture.

After growing up in an agriculture family, Amanda Wolf thinks it’s something she may want to pursue someday.

“I think in the future I want to become either like an ag teacher or like a vet,” Senior CTE student, Amanda Wolf said.

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She gets to solidify that passion in her classes at CTE. Just a few weeks ago, their class’ mama pig Penelope gave birth to 9 piglets.

“She’s been here for about three weeks, and the piglets have been here for about two. And every day the students come out and take care of her. We have a couple students who need to make sure the pens clean, make sure she’s fed, watered,” CTE Ag Teacher, Kimmie Martin said.

“We’ve learned about how quickly they can grow, how quickly like they gain on weight and like how they like, get on weight and everything and what they eat and stuff,” Wolf said.

It’s all a part of the many ag education classes at the school.

“It’s really fun for the kids that take my classes. They sometimes are really timid to even go into the chicken coop at the beginning of the semester, or the beginning of the year. And then by the end of it, they’re helping with the full process of docking tails and castrating and giving vaccinations to piglets,” Martin said.

The classes will only expand in the next few years, with CTE building an agriculture addition on campus.

“It is a barn, and there’s also going to be a large greenhouse with a head house attached to it, and two classrooms and a large shop/storage space,” Martin said.

“I think it’s going to bring more kids out here to see what they have, and more kids will be more interested in to the ag department,” Wolf said.

Instead of bringing the farm to the classroom, they’ll be able to bring the class to the farm.

CTE plans to start classes in the new barn and agriculture center in the fall of 2026.