The Schoolyard Mini-grant application window is open! Applications are due on April 26th. As it’s warming up we want to remind you that we offer a $200-$1500 resource Mini-grant every year to support gardening and community programs in your TPL Schoolyard through the Spring-Summer-Fall season. *This is a reimbursement-style grant open ONLY to TPL-renovated schoolyards…

We often share solution-focused ways to teach about climate change in your schoolyard, but SubjectToClimate stands apart as an incredibly comprehensive site for free climate resources on all K-12 subjects. SubjectToClimate offers: You can sign up for their newsletter for the latest in climate education here. Let us know what lessons you use in your…

The NYC Green Fund Grassroots grant program through the CityPark Foundation and Partnership for Parks will provide funding support from $1,000 to $40,000 per year along with the option of two-year funding for returning grantees to better sustain projects long-term. This grant program is intended to advance the viability of grassroots initiatives across parks and…

It’s not glamourous but it’s neccessary! Here are some tips on an important part of keeping your playground tidy, less attractive to rats, and pleasant for all to enjoy. Though your custodial engineer and staff cleans your playground regularly, they can’t be there all the time. Any help you can give will make a tremendous…

The City Gardens Club of New York is offering schoolarship opportunities to two of our favorite garden-based teacher trainings: the New York Botanical Garden and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Click above to apply!

Did you know that there are more living microorganisms in a tablespoon of soil than there are humans on earth?! Our beloved friends at GrowNYC Education recently hosted a fascinating soil science workshop. See their slides here with more fun soil facts! Your playground’s treepits and garden offer the perfect outdoor labratory to extend the…

Does your garden need a boost? The application period for $500 in funding to support your garden through KidsGardening.org is now open. The application process is fairly straight forward and applications are due on February 9th! This is a great opportunity to leverage TPL’s stewardship mini-grant opportunity to support your school’s outdoor learning and community…

DUE December 15th! Hello School Communities, In an effort to support the learning and stewardship of your TPL playgrounds, I’d like to share an grant opportunity offered through the Captain Planet Foundation. A few of our playground sites have expressed interest in expanding thier raised bed space so I want to highlight CPF’s raised bed…

Our Stewardship Mini Grant Cycle starts in the Spring, but there are a few others that begin in the Fall. Here are a few opportunities focused on supporting your outdoor garden space:

We’ve shared on book ideas for reading programs in the garden before, but there are so many more great books published recently to take to a bench, under a green-roofed gazebo, or in the outdoor classroom, that we had to share an update! Consider sharing these recs with your school’s ELA teacher as a way…