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Educational Efforts
The Progressive Gardening Trade Association works with many organizations to further the use of progressive gardening techniques in classrooms of all grade levels. For the past several years, we have worked in conjunction with the National Gardening Association, The Grow Store in Colorado and numerous product manufacturers to provide indoor hydroponic gardening grant packages to elementary, middle and high schools. These packages provide eligible schools with the equipment and expertise that encourage students to explore how plants grow in hydroponics, without soil, which provides real world experience for subjects including biology, mathematics, science, and many others. If you are interested in applying for a grant for your school or classroom, please visit the KidsGardening.org or click on the banner below.
2009 Hooked On Hydroponics
Educational Grants
Award Winners
The following 36 exceptional educational programs will receive hydroponic gardening packages to support hands-on learning in their classrooms and schools. Our appreciation goes out to all of the applicants for the 2009 Hooked on Hydroponics Educational Grants and a special congratulations to all of the winning schools and learning centers from the Progressive Gardening Trade Association, the Grow Store, and the National Gardening Association!
Each of the winning schools will receive a fully equipped hobby hydroponic garden, a high-intensity indoor growing lamp, a full curricula and reference books donated by a variety of manufacturer and distributor members of the Progressive Gardening Trade Association. Special thanks go out to the primary funder of the program, The Grow Store of Colorado, and to the National Gardening Association for providing administrative and promotional support.
Winning Schools
Whitesburg Middle
Huntsville, Alabama
Crescenta Valley High School
La Crescenta, California
Hamlin Elementary
West Hills, California
Heritage Middle School
Deltona, Florida
Sickles High
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Highland High School
Craigmont, Idaho
Riverstone International School
Boise, Idaho
Community Youth Development Institute
Chicago, Illinois
Delphi Community High School
Delphi, Indiana
USD 266
Maize, Kansas
Learning Alternative Community School
Spring Lake Park, Minnesota
New York Mills FFA
New York Mills, Minnesota
Parkside Elementary
Marshall, Minnesota
Valle Catholic Schools
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
Cape Fear High School
Fayetteville, North Carolina
South View High School
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Hampstead
Hamstead, New Hampshire
Merrimack High School
Merrimack, New Hampshire
Archbishop Damiano School
Westville Grove, New Jersey
Kellman Brown Academy
Voorhees, New Jersey
Midtown Elementary School
Neptune, New Jersey
Mosquero Municipal School System
Mosquiro, New Mexico
Putnam No. Westchester Boces
Yorktown Heights, New York
St. Clare's School
Staten Island, New York
Urban Assembly Institute
Brooklyn, New York
Ridgemont FFA
Ridgemont, Ohio
Canby High School
Canby, Oregon
J.T. Lambert Intermediate School
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill Technology Center
Mar-Lin, Pennsylvania
Coventry High School
Coventry, Rhode Island
Barnwell County Career Center
Blackville, South Carolina
Knox County Schools Sequoyah Elementary
Knoxville, Tennessee
Young Woman's Leadership Academy Foundation
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Atwood McDonald Elementary
Fort Worth, Texas
McAuliffe Junior High School
San Antonio, Texas
Onion Creek School District
Colville, Washington
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