FromAmountPurposeYear
$50K
SCHOOL GARDENS SERVE AS OUTDOOR LEARNING LABS TO CULTIVATE BUDDING ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS. BUILDING ON SKILLS DEVELOPED DURING PLANTING SEEDS YEARS 1-2, EXPANDED WEEKLY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE 120 NEW 8TH-GRADERS, ADDRESSING MORE COMPLEX ISSUES OF CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY IN THEIR SCHOOL GARDEN AND COMMUNITY. THESE CITIZEN SCIENTISTS SERVE AS ON-CAMPUS MENTORS TO INCOMING 6TH-GRADERS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED LEARNING IN A GARDEN. STUDENTS WILL ALSO LEAD THREE PROJECTS ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE COMPOST PROGRAM; PLANTING AN OZONE BIOINDICATOR GARDEN WHERE THEY WILL COLLECT AIR QUALITY DATA; AND PARTICIPATING IN THE GROWING BEYOND EARTH INITIATIVE CREATING FOR AGRICULTURE IN SPACE. IN ADDITION, STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIMENT AND DEVELOP STEAM ACTIVITIES FOR GRADES PREK-2.
2024
$20K
OVER TWO YEARS FOR STEAM EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
2024
$25K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$25K
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2023
$15K
TOWARD MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES FOR THE GARDENING PROGRAM AT 5 LAUSD EARLY EDUCATION CENTERS
2023
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$3K
UNDERPRIVILEGED SCHOOLS
2023
$25K
SCHOOL GARDENS SERVE AS OUTDOOR LEARNING LABS TO CULTIVATE BUDDING ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS. THROUGH WEEKLY STEM AND GARDEN ACTIVITIES, STUDENTS WILL EXPERIENCE HOW FARMING PRACTICES INTERSECT WITH WATER, AIR AND LAND RESOURCES AND CONTEXTUALIZE HOW THE USAGE OF THESE RESOURCES HAS SOCIAL AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES AND IN TERMS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE. STUDENTS GRADES 6-8 WILL USE LESSONS LEARNED TO WRITE A SERIES OF STEM ACTIVITIES THAT EXPLORE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE GEARED TOWARD K-5TH GRADE STUDENTS AND THEN SCRIPT, PRODUCE, FILM AND EDIT VIDEOES TO COMPLIMENT THE ACTIVITIES. THE MATERIALS WILL BE PRODUCED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND MADE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO ANY LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAUSD) PARENT OR TEACHER AS A RESOURCE FOR TEACHING FOUNDATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCEPTS.
2022
$15K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF STEAM EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
2022
$3K
GARDEN CLUBS FOR CHILDREN IN INNER CITY
2022
$7K
THROUGH A SENSORY GARDEN, STUDENTS GAIN ACCESS TO HANDS-ON STEM, NUTRITION AND LITERACY LESSONS AS WELL AS FRESH FOOD.
2021
$6K
WORKSHOPS FOR LAEP PARTNER SCHOOLS
2021
$3K
INNER CITY SCHOOL PROGRAMS
2020
$1K
ROLLING BACK HUNGER AND NUTRITION
2020
$3K
ROLLING BACK HUNGER & NUTRITION
2019
$14K
DONOR ADVISED FUND
2018
$3K
ROLLING BACK HUNGER & NUTRITION
2018
$10K
SOCIAL SERVICES/SOCIAL BENEFITS
2017
$10K
DONOR ADVISED FUND
2017