成长为学习 recently awarded 29 Mini-Grants of up to $2,000 to help NYC schools keep 的ir gardens growing. Schools will use funds to purchase soil, 工具, 种子, 软管, 手推车, 手套, and even provide professional development and garden training for teachers. "We evaluated over 60 competitive proposals, and looked for projects that are well planned, sustainable and have a positive impact on children related to nutrition and environmental education," said 成长为学习 Coordinator Erica Keberle. If your school has not yet applied for a 成长为学习 Mini-Grant, our next application deadline is 2011年6月30日. Those schools that did not receive a Mini-Grant during 的 last round are eligible to reapply. Past Mini-Grant recipients are not eligible to reapply. Now is 的 perfect time to register your garden with 成长为学习 and apply for a Mini-Grant. Special thanks to Bank of America and 的 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation for 的ir generous support of 成长为学习 Mini-Grants. The 29 grantees are: 布朗克斯 Dewitt Clinton High School University Heights High School PS 43 Jonas Bronck & Mott Haven Academy Charter School 布鲁克林 Alternate Learning Center - John Jay Community Roots Charter School High School for Public Service Kurt Hahn School Bedford Village School, Public School 3 The Clinton Hill School, PS 20 PS 29 John M. 哈里根·约翰·W. Kimball Learning Center, PS 107 PS 149 Danny Kaye PS 154 PS 230 Doris L. Cohen PS 261 Philip Livingston Park Slope Elementary and Middle School, PS/MS 282 The William Penn School, PS 321 曼哈顿 LaGuardia Arts High School Muscota New School & Amistad Dual Language School John Melser Charrette School, PS 3 The William T. 哈里斯学校, PS 11 River East Elementary School, PS 37 PS 110 Florence Nightingale 曼哈顿 Middle School for Scientific Inquiry, MS 328 曼哈顿 School for Children, PS 333 American Sign Language and English Lower School, PS 347 皇后区 East-West School of International Studies John Bowne Elementary, PS 20 史泰登岛 Intermediate School 49 Berta A. 德莱弗斯