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Theme: Designing Gardens and Habitats

Web Sites for Inspiration and Planning

School Grounds Transformation - This Canadian site is a gem. It provides support for transforming schoolyards, from plant selection to site design, and features images, plant lists, and a section for showcasing projects.
Evergreen - From this Canadian site's Learning Grounds page, you can download excellent resources for transforming school grounds. We particularly like these books: Design Ideas for the Outdoor Classroom: Dig it, Plant it, Build it, Paint it! and All Hands in the Dirt: A Guide to Designing and Creating Natural School Grounds.
Roots and Shoots School Garden - In this elementary school garden, young students (shoots) work alongside older community members (roots). Web visitors can view a map of the garden and take a virtual tour of individual theme gardens.
The Garden Classroom - Photos and a downloadable map reveal the exciting variety of features at this model school garden learning center. You can download a garden scavenger hunt for students to use with the map.
School Garden Wizard - This Web-based planning tool walks planners through all the steps for creating a sustainable learning garden that kids will love.
Montgomery High School's Native Plant Garden - Photos reveal how a littered, overgrown field was transformed into a vibrant native plant garden. The site features an interactive map, samples of student work, and details on how the garden has become a vital part of the curriculum.
Tuckahoe Discovery Schoolyard - This elementary school's outdoor classroom features a variety of thematic "rooms." A clickable map on the site takes you into each section, where you'll find photos, samples of student work, curriculum connections, and more.
National Wildlife Federation Schoolyard Habitats - Great resources for designing and implementing wildlife-friendly outdoor classrooms.

Featured Grants

Captain Planet Foundation
Committed to supporting hands-on environmental projects for young people, the foundation provides grants from $250 to $2,500 to school and community groups. Applications are accepted on a quarterly basis. Visit the Web site for guidelines and a proposal form.

Kids Growing with Dutch Bulbs Award
Each year, the National Gardening Association, with support from the Mailorder Gardening Association, awards 200 premium Dutch flower bulbs for fall planting to 500 schools across the continental United States. Click here for details.

NEW: "The Nature of Learning" Start-up Grants
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is accepting applications for the new Nature of Learning community-based environmental education initiative. Schools and other nonprofits will be eligible for financial and technical assistance to build educational value on wildlife refuges, enhance students' critical thinking and leadership skills, and create a strong community support network. For more details, visit the program's Web site.

Organic School Garden Contest
Do you use organic methods in your school garden? If so, you are eligible to enter this contest sponsored by The Rodale Institute. Teams of students and teachers are asked to submit an essay and photos that express how their school garden improves students' health and the health of the Earth. Three winning schools will receive cash prizes of $250, $500, and $1,000. Visit the Web site for entry forms, guidelines, and information on previous winners.

Youth Garden Grants
NGA is delighted to announce that The Home Depot has returned as our Youth Garden Grants sponsor. NGA awards Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered, outdoor garden programs. Winners will receive Home Depot gift cards for the purchase of gardening materials and supplies particular to the needs of their program, 12 months of NGA Supporter benefits, and an activity package from NGA. The deadline is November 1. Click here to learn more.

More Grants!
The Kidsgardening Resource Directory features 100 regional and national grants and other funding sources. Search by region or go to "select a resource type" and click on the link to grants/funding sources.

Author: Eve Pranis

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Contents

1.	Introduction
2.	Mapping Out the Schoolyard
3.	Cultivating Decision Makers
4.	Student Designers Create Learning Oasis
5.	Planning Learning Landscapes
6.	Finding Meaningful Memories
7.	Tackling Landscape Challenges
8.	Cross-Grade Buddies Plant Companions
9.	Thematic Gardens Measure Up
10.	Schoolyard Metamorphosis
11.	Resources

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