Photos courtesy PGTA
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Announcing
the
2007
Sponsored
by:
in conjunction with
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About
Our Sponsors
The
Grow Store provides hydroponics supplies and expertise
to customers via their online store and Colorado retail
locations. The company is passionate about the technology
and sharing its benefits with students and the general
public.
The Progressive
Gardening Trade Association is focused on the implementation
of progressive gardening techniques into the mainstream
gardening community via trade representation and education.
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Click here to view our year 2007 grant recipients!
This grant program is closed for
the 2007 cycle. Applicants will receive
a notification letter regarding grant status by November 9, 2007.
Award packages
will be shipped by November 30, 2007.
If you'd like
to be notified when the 2008 application is available, please
subscribe
to Kids
Garden News for monthly grant updates.
When children and
teens explore how to grow plants hydroponically (without
soil),
fruitful
questions
bloom,
and these
questions can lead to active investigations and problem
solving.
These studies may even lead to classroom business opportunities
or fuel student career interests. Not the least of the
benefits is the joy of students harvesting a crop of their own
incredible
edibles or bounteous blossoms!
The Grow Store and the Progressive Gardening Trade Association
join NGA to offer these grants to expand these types of learning
opportunities for students.
Wondering if a hydroponic unit is right for your classroom? Check
out the descriptions of equipment packages awarded in 2006,
including component specs and classroom activity suggestions.
(Please note
that the packages available in 2007 may differ from these but
will be of similar value.)
Elementary
School Equipment Packages:
Six (6) grants
Middle School Equipment Packages:
Eight (8) grants
High School Equipment Packages: Ten (10) grants
Eligibility
requirements: Schools
and youth organizations
that plan to garden with at least 15 children between the ages
of 6
and
18 during 2007.
Award Packages: 24 schools
will each receive:
- hydroponic
garden systems and indoor light systems (high-intensity discharge
or compact fluorescent).
Hydroponic garden packages include various system types, including
flood and drain (a.k.a., ebb
and flow), nutrient
film technique, capillary (a.k.a., wick),
and aeroponic systems.
(See links above for equipment package descriptions.)
- curricula
and activity books (NGA's Growing Ventures: Starting
a School Garden Business; GrowLab: A Complete Guide to Growing
in
the Classroom; GrowLab: Activities for Growing Minds; and
other supporting materials from PTGA member stores.)
Winners must complete and
return the Agreement
of Use form. Award fulfillment is contingent
upon receipt of this form by NGA.
NGA will send winning
programs a year-end evaluation form approximately nine months
after awards are delivered. Programs that fail to complete
the evaluation will not be eligible for future awards from
NGA.
View list of year 2006 winners
Back to
NGA Grants list
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© 2007
National Gardening Association