Junior Gardener Program Grants

The Junior Gardener Program Grants, offered by the San Clemente Garden Club, support K-12 school gardens to foster healthy lifestyles and environmental stewardship among students. Grants of up to $500 are available for new or existing programs that emphasize food growth, conservation education, and student involvement in garden maintenance. Priority is given to initiatives that promote life skills, habitat development, and scientific exploration, encouraging students to engage with their natural surroundings.

By supporting school gardens, the San Clemente Garden Club creates opportunities for students to develop healthy lifestyles, to have a deeper understanding of natural systems, and to become better stewards of the Earth.
Priority for the awarding of grants will be given to those programs, which emphasize one or more of the following elements:
Healthy life skills through growing and harvesting one’s own foodEnvironmental education through water conservation, habitat development, and CA native plantsInspiring future scientists through investigations in the natural worldInvolving students in the personal stewardship of their school gardens through after-school garden maintenance
Funding
Selected new or existing school garden programs are granted up to $500. With a limit of one grant per school year.

Eligibility

Public and private K-12 schools located within the City of San Clemente.The San Clemente Garden Club awards grants to schools that are developing or maintaining school garden projects involving students in grades K-12. Sustainable youth gardening programs are welcome to re-apply for a Junior Gardeners Grant each year.

Ineligibility

Grants are not intended for hardscape, structural or permanent capital school garden improvements.