Project Grant Library
Teachers from Hawai’i public schools can apply for Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation Project Grants to help advance their environmental education goals. Previous grantees have used KHF funds for garden supplies, eco-footprint workshops, vermicompost trainings, and more. One school has raised enough worms to start a commercial-scale vermicomposting bin for their campus food waste!
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ʻĀINA In Schools Nutrition Education
Koko Head Elementary School, HonoluluIn an effort to provide students with nutrition education two teachers who participated in the ʻĀINA In Schools Nutrition Education and Garden-Based Learning Curriculum Training for Educators, implemented lessons with their grade 3 and grade 5 students. A total of 60 students in each grade level participated and were impacted by nutrition and garden lessons. To demonstrate students knowledge and understanding, teachers collected summative and formative data and anecdotes from students.
The KHF Mini-Grant funds were used to implement the ʻĀINA In Schools Nutrition Education lessons. "The lesson plans were so well done and easy to implement in the classroom. We were able to purchase all the items we needed to get started with the lessons and will continue them with future classes. The students were so enthusiastic about the lessons and really enjoyed the cooking activities. What we enjoyed most was seeing the students excited about eating vegetables and healthy foods. We were able to demonstrate how simple it was to cook delicious, healthy food. I would recommend this program to anyone!"
Grant Projects
- Sunscreen Police
- Mahiʻai Kalo Presentation
- Pre-KinderGARDEN for ʻEwa Keiki
- Kupuna Peace Education Project
- Preserving Healthy Harvest
- Garden Kitchen
- Pukalani’s Project Based Learning Garden
- Growing Cherry Tomatoes, Herbs and Lettuce
- Assets School Garden
- HBA Garden Expansion Project
- Vermicomposting System Project
- Peace and Sustainability Garden
- 6th Grade Smoothie Competition
- Kaulana Kawa
- What is Required to Feed Our Community?
- The Fork Project
- Pono Ponic Project
- MOMI Compost System Expansion
- Gardening Nutrition Health Project
- Fern is Where We Learn Hydroponics
- ʻĀINA Nutrition
- Conservation Station Project
- Solar Panels on the Garden
- Huli Ka Lima i Lalo
- Composting at Kaʻelepulu
- Mosaic Debris Mural Project
- Stewards of the Earth
- ʻEleʻele Preschool Garden Project
- Urban Garden Expansion
- Food Waste Reduction Program
- From Field to Table
- ʻĀINA In Schools Nutrition Education
- Hanalei Taro Presentation and Demonstration
- Kolea Gardens Project
- GreenHouse Growing Project
- Nutrition Garden Project
- ʻĀi Pono Garden
- Rain Garden Project
- Kawaikini PCS School Garden
- #sporkitup
- Aquaponics Garden Project
- Special Education Vital Skills Recycle Project
- Aiea Aquaponics/Agriculture Project
- Building a Healthier Campus: Mind, Body and Community
- Konawaena High School Garden Project
- Native Plant Rain Garden