Hillsborough Education Foundation School and Classroom Enrichment Grants
50% Funded
Only $1,000.00 Needed
Our proposal has a totally educational purpose. Our special education students will actively participate in every step of the hydroponic garden project and will foster a sense of ownership, responsibility and understanding of the importance of developing sustainable food production practices in addition to raising awareness about the importance of resource conservation.
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At Lopez Exceptional Center our mission and vision are to prepare students for life. A permanent hydroponic garden will significantly enhance learning through experiential education. It will foster a sense of community in our school, and it will also improve student engagement and their academic performance by making them participate in their own project from the planting of the plants, the assembly of the equipment, irrigation, monitoring of growth of the product, collection of the product and taking inventory. All these skills are fully aligned with the special curriculum designed by our Hillsborough County Public Schools District.
Our neurodivergent students with multiple cognitive, behavior, and communication disabilities will benefit from this project by learning to work one on one with each other, work in small groups as well as learning to take directions from adults in charge. The project will lead them to raise awareness about the importance of having a healthy school environment. It will also promote healthy eating habits in them, such as increased fruit and vegetable consumption, by providing high quality, nutritious food options and hands-on classroom activities around agriculture and nutrition, and the development of innovative projects for planting, resource conservation and self-sustainability.
All students -(100%) will take a pre and posttest about the concept studied.
By the end of May 2025, all students will take a post standard test about the concept and at least 70% of them will pass it with at least a C grade or a 70% grade. We also believe that this project will also reduce our behavioral calls by 25%-or at least 15 of the students with the most behaviors over 60 in the first year by keeping our special education students engaged and keeping them stimulated in this process. We also believe that this life skill project will prepare them for a possible job after graduating.
Estimate taken from a business dedicated to the sale of this equipment. Estimated prices are from The Home Depot.com
| # | Item Description | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24-Plant Vertical Hydroponic Garden Tower System-Home Depot.com | $550.00 |
| 2 | 24-Plant Vertical Hydroponic Garden Tower System-Home Depot.com | $550.00 |
| 3 | 5 Gal. Black DWC Hydroponics Grow System Deep Water Culture Bucket with Recirculating Drip Garden Kit (8-Pack)-Home Depot.com | $250.00 |
| 4 | 5 Gal. Black DWC Hydroponics Grow System Deep Water Culture Bucket with Recirculating Drip Garden Kit (8-Pack)-Home Depot.com | $250.00 |
| 5 | Hydroponic Vegetable Hydroponic Tower with 4 rows, 3 Layers and 108 Holes of Soilless Cultivation Equipment-Home Depot.com | $200.00 |
| 6 | Hydroponic Vegetable Hydroponic Tower with 4 rows, 3 Layers and 108 Holes of Soilless Cultivation Equipment-Home Depot.com | $200.00 |
| Total: | $2,000.00 |
50% Funded
Only $1,000.00 Needed
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