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NYC Public Schools partners with GrowNYC’s School Gardens Program to fulfill the City’s mission to inspire, promote and facilitate the creation of sustainable gardens in public schools. In the 2023-24 school year, nearly 1,200 schools reported having a garden. These range from indoor windowsill gardens and hydroponic towers to outdoor raised beds!
School gardens - whether they're indoor, outdoors, vegetable, flower, or pollinator - provide a plethora of benefits and can serve as an experiential, hands-on learning lab to engage students of all ages.
Every year, our annual Sustainability Grant funds hundreds of school garden projects. Start thinking of a plan for your fall application and explore dozens of other grants supporting gardens in schools.
Gardening guides
Gardening guides
GrowNYC's School Gardens Handbook
GrowNYC & National Wildlife Federation's Outdoor Learning Toolkit
School Garden Planning Calendar (NY Botanic Garden)
Explore Partners that Support Schools with Gardens
Tower Garden FAQ: Troubleshooting Common Challenges
Tower Garden YouTube Channel (How-To Videos)
Learning and Activities
Learning and Activities
Indoor Composting with a Worm Bin (NYC Compost Project)
Basics of Botany (Edible Academy)
Garden Maintenance Activities: Harvesting, Weeding, and Building Compost (Edible Schoolyard)
Compost Made Easy (NYC Compost Project)
Explore further resources and activities for engaging students around themes of water & green infrastructure.
Our partners offer an array of engaging classroom workshops, hands-on activities, field trips and more all about gardens, green spaces, and wellness!
Find experts who can help engage and inspire your students by searching through our partner resource directory.
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