National Gardening Association and Home Depot Announce 2009 Youth Garden Grants Program

Sponsor: Home Depot
Deadline: 11/1/2008
Amount: $1,000
Type: Environment, Education, Agriculture
Description: NGA awards Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organiza- tions with child-centered garden programs. In evaluating grant applications, priority will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of the following elements: educational focus or curricular/program integration; nutrition or plant-to-food connections; environmental awareness/education; entrepreneurship; and [...]

Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation Accepting Applications for National Child Care Teacher Awards

Sponsor: Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation
Deadline: 12/5/2008
Amount: $1,000
Type: Education, Social & Economic
Description: The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation created the Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children’s Tylenol National Child Care Teacher Awards to acknowledge the critical role of child care teachers in providing quality early care and education.
Child care teachers from all fifty states and the [...]

From the Exploratorium: Digital Library After School Website

The goal of the Exploratorium Digital Library Afterschool Project is to bring more science and math enrichment into out-of-school time using resources from the Exploratorium’s Digital Library. Educators will find afterschool activities illustrated with digital videos, concept maps, science explanations, and suggested links to related science learning resources from the National Science Digital Library (nsdl.org).
Through [...]