Due to dedicated efforts by our new School Grant Outreach Coordinator, Julie Haws, the club was able to fund more garden projects than in past years. The projects that teachers submitted applications for were varied; vegetable gardens, CA native pollinator and drought tolerant gardens, science project kits, composting and field trips.
A total of nine grants of $250 each are being given to five different schools, helping teachers with fantastic garden projects. The grants go to the following schools:
Marina High School
- Rebecca Tyson
- Christion Sousa
- Cindy Lepore Hart
Ione Olsen Elementary
- Jamee Lynch-Moore
- Arden Iballar
- Llyana Adrielle C. Charita
JC Crumpton
- Andrea Gonzalea
Los Arboles Middle School
- Julie Haws
Learning for Life Charter School
- Kenneth Lawrence-Emanuel
MT&GC looks forward to getting progress reports and photos from the teachers that we will put in our newsletter, highlighting the students participating in their projects.
JC Crumpton
Ione-Olsen School
Learning for Life Charter School
Los Arboles Middle School
Marina High School
MT&GC School Garden Grant Program
School Grants Awarded for 2024–2025
The club is delighted to award eight deserving Marina schools $250 each for garden projects. Julie Haws, our School Grant Outreach member-at-large sent out a request for applications to schools in October. Checks were delivered to the teachers who received grants before Thanksgiving. The grants went to the following schools:
Ione Olsen Elementary School
Jessica Ramirez, Grades TK–K Funds to plant a variety of vegetables, flowers and herbs for her Gardening and Insect Units.
Ione Olsen Elementary School
Llyana Charita, Grades 3–4 Funds to work on a planting activity to help students learn more about parts of the plant and its life cycle.
Marina Vista Elementary Arts Academy
Evanna Debaran, Grade 6 Funds for a Container Gardening Project. Students will nurture their own plants which will teach them about responsibility, encourage scientific inquiry, and promote environmental stewardship.
Marina Vista Elementary Arts Academy
Christy Daly, Grade 1 Students will grow pumpkins to eventually take home. They will learn about soil types, composting and worm bins, native wildflowers and more.
Learning for Life Charter School
Kenneth Lawrence-Emanuel, Grades 7–12 Funds for a worm composter that will augment their established garden and composter.
JC Crumpton School
Amanda Sharpshair, Grade 2 Funds will help beautify their campus with pollinator plants and native/drought tolerant plants; and will complete garden science projects.
Los Arboles Middle School
Julie Haws, Grades 7–8 The students have stated that they want to grow food to eat. Money will be spent on buying soil, seeds, starters and potting containers.
Marina High School
Marisa Benham, Grades 9–12 The students will build and maintain a garden on campus to give the campus a more welcoming and inviting feel.
