Thursday, February 28, 2008
Garden grants!
A child’s early years are a crucial time of development, and preschool education can significantly influence the rest of their lives. Gardening is a hands-on project that allows children to explore at their own pace and engage in age-appropriate experiential learning. Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! is sponsoring an award to give more children these valuable opportunities.
If you plan use your green thumb to plant with pint-sized gardeners this spring, you may be able to win a grant to help you grow.
The National Gardening Association and Starz Media have announced the Wuzzleburg Preschool Garden Awards, which will distribute 75 grants, each eligible for $1,000 worth of gardening products. The preschool grant program is sponsored by "Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!," an animated comedy that airs on Nick Jr. and Noggin.
Eligibility requirements: The grants are open to organizations offering structured programs in settings such as preschools, day care centers, and Head Start programs. Applicants must plan to garden with a group of at least 10 children aged 3 to 5 during 2008.
Award Packages: 75 winners will each receive an assortment of garden tools and garden- and nature-oriented teaching materials valued at $1,000, including a Link-a-Bord Raised Bed Kit, a GrowLab Compact Light Garden, a WormLab with worms, a Deluxe Seed-Starting Kit, a Butterfly Observation Habitat, and much more, plus a Wubbzy gardening activity guide for teachers.
Deadline: Applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2008.
For more information and an application, go to www.kidsgardening.org/grants.asp.
A child’s early years are a crucial time of development, and preschool education can significantly influence the rest of their lives. Gardening is a hands-on project that allows children to explore at their own pace and engage in age-appropriate experiential learning. Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! is sponsoring an award to give more children these valuable opportunities.
If you plan use your green thumb to plant with pint-sized gardeners this spring, you may be able to win a grant to help you grow.
The National Gardening Association and Starz Media have announced the Wuzzleburg Preschool Garden Awards, which will distribute 75 grants, each eligible for $1,000 worth of gardening products. The preschool grant program is sponsored by "Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!," an animated comedy that airs on Nick Jr. and Noggin.
Eligibility requirements: The grants are open to organizations offering structured programs in settings such as preschools, day care centers, and Head Start programs. Applicants must plan to garden with a group of at least 10 children aged 3 to 5 during 2008.
Award Packages: 75 winners will each receive an assortment of garden tools and garden- and nature-oriented teaching materials valued at $1,000, including a Link-a-Bord Raised Bed Kit, a GrowLab Compact Light Garden, a WormLab with worms, a Deluxe Seed-Starting Kit, a Butterfly Observation Habitat, and much more, plus a Wubbzy gardening activity guide for teachers.
Deadline: Applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2008.
For more information and an application, go to www.kidsgardening.org/grants.asp.
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 1:48 PM 
