Mini-Grant Recipients

Mill Hill Green team (composed of parents, students, teachers, administrators, and custodians) created an Outdoor Ecological Learning Environment on the school ground, consisting of Outdoor classroom, Vegetable Garden, Native Plant Garden, and Bird Habitat. Students have been experiencing outdoor, hands-on learning that complement lessons in Science, Art and English, while supporting native plants & pollinators and the elevating community environment and water literacy

A student-led group at Suffield High School received funds to help organize their Walk to the Hart of Climate Change event. This collaborative focused on empowering today's youth as future stewards of the planet by building connections, fostering dialogue, and furthering the role of students as community leaders." The 3-day event on Climate Action brought together community and students from diverse backgrounds and socio-economic status to learn from each other.

This project provided 60 students in New London County who participate in Connecticut Audubon Society’s (CAS) virtual science  learning programs with hands-on science “tool kits” to enhance and support their distance learning experiences during at-home  schooling. This was an adaptation of the award-winning Science in Nature program to accommodate the pandemic and ensure consistency in learning for students.

This organization distributed 150 outdoor exploration kits to elementary students attending two Title I schools in New Haven - Truman public school and Lincoln-Bassett public school. They also provided training to 20 teachers from both schools on how to better use the resources & materials in the kits to spark the scientist mind of their students to explore nature and make new discoveries outside their classroom.

CFPA engaged Thought Partner Solutions to deliver a racial equity workshop and coaching sessions for their Board and staff, fostering discussions on unconscious bias, diversity, and inclusion. This initiative aimed to strengthen CFPA’s statewide conservation efforts by promoting equity and inclusion within the organization and aligning with their strategic goals.

USJ established an accessible Sensory Nature Trail throughout woodland and grassland areas on campus that supports curriculum for both college students and special needs students at the Gengras Center.