Learning Garden Grant Application - Nutrients for Life Canada

Applications are closed for this year

We will be accepting new applications after January 31st, 2024 for the 2024 growing season.

Successful applicants will be notified by mid-April.

Thanks to all of the schools who applied. Please apply again next year.

On the application form, you'll be asked for the following.

School name and contact info
List of colleagues that will be assisting
What type of garden you'd like to plant (vegetable, flower, combination vegetable-flower, other)
Who will be using the Learning Garden (single class, multiple classes, entire school)
Approximately how many students will use the garden per year
What grades will be participating
How you will involve your students (Options: planning, preparing the soil, choosing plants, watering, weeding, fertilizing, observations, experiments, lessons)
The subjects you'll be incorporating (Options: science, health & life skills, phys ed, career education, language arts, math, environmental education, aboriginal skills, fine arts)
What the money will be be used for (Options: Building supplies and tools, plants and soils, garden maintenance supplies, contractor time and support)
You'll have a chance to upload photos, sketches and plans to see your space and ideas
Whether the grant is the sole funding source or if you'll be augmenting it with other funding
What your plan will be for maintaining the garden during the summer break