Teachers in the market areas of Tops Friendly Market (Upstate New York, Northern Pennsylvania, and Western Vermont), apply for the Captain Planet Foundation Learning Gardens Program. State accredited elementary schools, grades K-5 must commit to using Learning Garden lessons in at least one class per grade level.
Two winners will receive:
The CPF Learning Gardens Program includes:
- Installation of 5 raised beds for veggies and an in-ground pollinator garden
- 6 Lessons per grade level (K-5) aligned to common core standards and the framework for K-12 science education
- Lesson kits filled with all supplies needed to teach lessons (3 per grade level)
- Fully-equipped Mobile Cooking Cart to demonstrate garden-fresh recipes
- Summer garden management program model
- 2-day professional development workshop for up to 6 teachers per school
Complete applications by May 3, 2014 at 11:59pm ET
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