PLG School Certification

Your school has your Project Learning Garden beds and materials — what’s next!? Announcing the Project Learning Garden School Certification program! Project Learning Garden schools across the US can show their pride in being a CERTIFIED Project Learning Garden School with a framed certificate updated each year by meeting a few modest requirements.

And the benefits? Oh, you’re going to want to do this! In addition to receiving your framed certificate that is updated each year, Certified Project Learning Garden Schools quality for exclusive perks and opportunities including seeds and starts, contests, spotlights, trainings, give-aways, volunteer work days, and more. Schools that maintain their certification for five years are also eligible to receive Rejuvenation Grants of $1000 to enhance your garden spaces.

Requirements for becoming a Certified Project Learning Garden School:

At least TWO educators in your school have completed PLG Teacher 101 (link to register)
Complete a survey at the beginning of the year with goals for the PLG garden space & materials
Complete a survey at the end of the year reporting on how your school used the PLG garden space & materials

Get Certified for 2023-24 School Year

Complete this short survey to get the ball towards PLG Certification rolling! In this inaugural year, all schools that complete this SPRING 2023 Survey and have at least two teachers who have completed PLG Teacher 101 by August 31 will be certified for 2023-24 school year, and will receive a framed certificate in the fall. In September, we’ll send out the Fall Survey that will start your path towards certification for the following school year. If you do not have at least two teachers at your school who have completed PLG Teacher 101, please encourage them to REGISTER at this link.

State of School(Required)

School Name(Required)

Garden Coordinator Name(Required)

First Last

Garden Coordinator Email(Required)

Principal Name(Required)

First Last

Principal Email(Required)

Is your Project Learning Garden space still being actively used?(Required)

Yes

What happened?

Please describe what led to your garden space falling out of use

Do you want to bring your garden space back into use?

If CPF could help organize volunteer work days or provide materials to rejuvenate your garden space, would you want to have your garden active again? If yes, briefly describe what you think you'll need. If not, provide a quick explanation of why not.

Estimated # of educators using the garden for teaching & learning(Required)

Estimated # of students who learned in the garden this year(Required)

Roughly how often is your Mobile Cooking Cart used by Educators?(Required)

All the time!

A few times per week

A few times per month

A few times per semester

A few times per year

We don't have a Mobile Cooking Cart

Does your school have a student garden club?

Yes

How is your PLG Garden Space being used?(Required)

Please check all that apply

Describe any other uses your school has for the PLG garden space

What does your school do with the produce grown in the garden?(Required)

Taste tests for students

Teachers prepare recipes for their students

Goes into the cafeteria

Goes home with students

Distribute to families

Donate to a local food pantry

Goes home with staff

Most of it doesn't get eaten

Describe any other uses your school has for PRODUCE grown in the garden

Summer Plan(Required)

Briefly describe your plan for what you'll do with the garden this summer while school is out of session

A Story From the Garden(Required)

Please provide at least one quick story or anecdote from students in the garden this year

Pics From the Garden(Required)

Please upload at least one (or more!) photo of your PLG space in use this year! (please only include students whose guardians have provided photo permissions)

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB, Max. files: 5.

Barriers to Success

Please describe any barriers to using your gardens to their fullest potential

Goals for Next Year(Required)

Does your school have any plans or goals for using the PLG garden space next school year?