2024 Seedlings for Schools Grant Winners

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The Florida Wildflower Foundation is thrilled to announce that 42 schools have been awarded Seedlings for Schools grants in 2024. These schools will receive 30 native wildflower seedlings for a garden that they will incorporate into their Pre-K through 12th grade curriculum. Recipients of this grant also receive planting guidance and Florida Wildflower Foundation resources such as our Wild About Wildflowers! Activity Guide, and have the option of receiving additional seedlings in the spring.

To qualify, teachers submitted an application along with three photos of their prepared garden site. The schools span 22 Florida counties. Many of the schools utilize resources from their community, recruiting help and volunteers from local Florida Native Plant Society Chapters or UF/IFAS Master Gardeners. The gardens are not just utilized for science education. They are also used to improve creative writing skills, for meditation, and much more. The application will open again in March 2025.

2023 Seedlings for Schools garden
at Springs Coast Environmental Center.

The Florida Wildflower Foundation provides these grants with help from sales of the Florida State Wildflower license plate.

2024 Seedlings for Schools Grant Awards

  • Avalon Elementary, Orlando
  • Bailey Elementary, Dover
  • Bonneville Elementary, Orlando
  • Cocoplum Nature School, Delray Beach
  • Cordova Park Elementary, Pensacola
  • Deerfield Beach Middle School
  • Dorothy C York Innovation Academy, Apollo Beach
  • Dundee Elementary Academy
  • East Pasco Education Academy, Dade City
  • Evergreen Academy, Deerfield Beach
  • Gateway Environmental K-8 Learning Center, Homestead
  • Griffin Elementary, Cooper City
  • Harmony High School, St. Cloud
  • Heritage Elementary, Tampa
  • J.D. Parker Elementary, Stuart
  • Lake Magdalene Christian School, Tampa
  • Lake Orienta Elementary, Altamonte Springs
  • Lake Shore Middle School, Belle Glade
  • Naples High School
  • Okeechobee Healthy Start
  • Palm Bay Magnet High School, Melbourne
  • Palm Beach Central High School, Wellington
  • Philip O’Brien Elementary, Lakeland
  • Rain Lily Montessori School, Fernandina Beach
  • River City Science Academy, Jacksonville
  • Roberts Elementary School, Tallahassee
  • Rock Springs Elementary, Apopka
  • Roots Nature and Leadership Academy, Sarasota
  •  Sand Lake Elementary, Orlando
  • Sheridan Hills Elementary, Hollywood
  • Southside Elementary, Sarasota
  • Sparr Elementary, Anthony
  • Springwood Elementary School, Tallahassee
  • St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School, Naples
  • St. Paul Catholic School, Pensacola
  • Storybrooke Academy, Fort Pierce
  • Suwannee Pineview Elementary, Live Oak
  • The Goddard School of Baymeadows, Jacksonville
  • Timber Lakes Elementary, Orlando
  • Trinity Tots Preschool, Lake Placid
  • Twin Rivers Montessori Academy, Oviedo
  • Web of Wisdom Elementary, Holiday   

Help us cultivate knowledge and beauty! Consider making a donation today in support of our Seedlings for Schools grant program. The seeds you plant today become the flowers of tomorrow.