Captain Planet Foundation and The Raley’s Companies bring Project Learning Garden® to Arizona, Northern California, New Mexico, and Nevada elementary schools!

Application Deadline: October 31, 2024

Captain Planet Foundation’s (CPF) Project Learning Garden Program is replete with opportunities to support inquiry-based, immersive learning experiences in STEAM education for students of all levels and ages. In conjunction with applied principles of project-based learning, gardens provide teachers and students with outdoor laboratories full of natural phenomena to be observed, explored, questioned, and investigated. Gardens provide meaningful anchors where standard learning objectives merge with real-world experiences, making many of the concepts we teach relevant and relatable to students’ lives.

And let’s not forget the yummy stuff! School gardens provide an excellent opportunity to develop young palates for a variety of fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables. CPF’s mobile cooking cart, complete with a Vitamix blender and induction burner, gives school teachers everything they need to do a harvest and tasting event in the garden or classroom year-round.

Raley’s, Bashas’, and Food City PLG schools will receive:

• Five raised garden beds
• Fully-equipped Mobile Cooking Cart to prepare garden-fresh recipes
• Access to CPF’s online garden-based lessons, spanning all content areas and grade levels
• Materials and supplies to support project-based lessons and garden-based learning activities
• Online professional development and training for teachers
• Strategy for summer garden maintenance
• Raley’s employee volunteer day for garden installation

Package valued at $6,000

To be eligible, an Entrant must be nominating an accredited elementary school located in the following Territories:

For Arizona: School must reside within 10 miles of a Bashas’, Bashas’ Diné Market or Food City supermarket.

For Northern California: School must reside within 10 miles of a Raley’s, Bel Air or Nob Hill Foods supermarket.

For New Mexico: School must reside within 10 miles of a Bashas’ or Bashas’ Diné Market.

For Nevada: School must reside within 10 miles of a Raley’s, Bel Air or Nob Hill Foods supermarket.

About Raley’s Supermarkets

Our Raley’s banners are a trusted source for nutrition and wellness as we help our customers make more informed, healthy food choices by enhancing transparency and education in the food system. We serve as the destination for the best fresh products, affordable offerings and personalized service across Northern California and Nevada.

About Bashas’ & Food City Supermarkets

Bashas’ Family of Stores are deeply ingrained in the communities we serve. We emphasize quality goods and excellence in customer service, with stores in Arizona, New Mexico and four Tribal Nations.