art + botany + ecology + literacy + community = botanography curriculum
$500 - 1000
Funds
Funds for garden materials to improve and/or establish garden classrooms. Money can be used for items for rainwater collection, soil, compost and composting, plants, seeds, containers, tools, and other materials to build raised or container planting beds.
Recipients will also be enrolled in Pennsylvania Horticulture Society "Green City Teachers" or "Garden Tenders" training programs. These programs focus on physical aspects of gardens and gardening.
DEADLINE
July 1, 2023
Applications due July 31, 2023 submitted directly by email to mirandamote@botanography.net
Applicants must be classroom teachers or school principals in the Philadelphia region.
+ $250
Botanography Workshop
Botanography will plan and host a workshop in May of the school year for teachers or students, based on grant recipient's needs and interests.
AWARDS
July 31, 2023
Grant recipients will participate in Botanography's Exquisite Garden program. The program will connect teachers and schools as a community of gardeners and celebrate student work in the garden, writing, and artwork.
+ Garden Community
Exquisite Garden & Lessons
Grant recipients will receive sample STEAM lessons and participate in Botanography's Exquisite Garden program. The program will connect teachers and schools as a community of gardeners and celebrate student work in the garden, writing, and artwork.