America The Beautiful’s focus is a bold, nationally scalable action plan designed to restore millions of acres of forests, safeguard clean water, regenerate freshwater and marine ecosystems, strengthen wildfire resilience, reduce landfill waste, and inspire every generation through environmental education and storytelling.
LGTF’s partnership with America The Beautiful reflects a shared commitment to environmental stewardship, education, and community engagement by helping students build a hands-on connection to gardening, agriculture, and the natural world through classroom-based growing experiences.
Encourages environmental awareness and stewardship at an early age
Introduces students to gardening, agriculture, and plant science through hands-on learning
Helps expand educational gardening programs to schools across the country
- 1 full color teacher guidebook per classroom
- 1 full color workbook per student
- 6 classroom gardens and 1 garden per student for home
- 5 full color posters
- 50+ full color learning cards
- Traveling journal and character
- Games and activity cards
- Once students take their gardens home, they’ll have access to our online dashboard for more learning and family engagement.
In Fall 2026, America The Beautiful is sponsoring 100 LGTF classrooms across all 50 states, helping expand hands-on gardening and agriculture-based learning opportunities to students nationwide.
- St. Patrick Catholic School, Robertsdale, AL
- Swift School, Bon Secour, AL
- Soldotna Elementary, Soldotna, AK
- University Park Elementary, Fairbanks, AK
- Arizona Charter Academy, Surprise, AZ
- Pensar Academy, Phoenix, AZ
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary, Paragould, AR
- Weiner Elementary, Weiner, AR
- Mcsweeny Elementary, Hemet, CA
- Peppermint Junction, Oxnard, CA
- Stone Creek Charter School, Gypsum, CO
- Charles Hay World School, Englewood, CO
- Edith E. Mackrille, West Haven, CT
- St.Catherine of Siena, Trumbull, CT
- Bayard, Wilmington, DE
- The Cross Christian Academy, Seaford DE
- Palm Beach Maritime Academy, Lantana, FL
- Centennial Academy, Atlanta, GA
- Pine Grove Elementary, Valdosta, GA
- Enchanted Lake Elementary School, Kailua, HI
- Kaiulani Elementary School, Honolulu, HI
- Ashton Elementary, Ashton, ID
- Priest River Elementary, Priest River, ID
- Calvin Coolidge Elementary School, Lansing, IL
- Old Post Elementary, Oswego, IL
- Danville South Elementary, Danville, IN
- Sidener Academy, Indianapolis, IN
- Jefferson Elementary School, Des Moines, IA
- St Luke the Evangelist, Ankeny, IA
- Scott City Christian School, Scott City, KS
- Wellington Christian Academy, Wellington, KS
- Ignite Enrichment Academy, Paintsville, KY
- Richard B. Cartmell Elementary, Carrollton, KY
- Southern University Laboratory School, Baton Rouge, LA
- TheEduProject Innovation Academy, Baton Rouge, LA
- Alexander Ekementary School, Alexander, ME
- Farrington Elementary School, Augusta, ME
- George Washington Elementary, Baltimore, MD
- The Journey School, Columbia, MD
- Belmonte Steam Academy, Saugus, MA
- West Elementary, Plymouth, MA
- Keppen Elementary, Lincoln Park, MI
- Oakwood Elementary, Ortonville, MI
- Fond du Lac Ojibwe School, Cloquet, MN
- Princeton Intermediate, Princeton, MN
- H. W. Byers Elementary School, Holly Springs, MS
- Cook Elementary School, Columbus, MS
- North Mercer RIII, Mercer, MO
- St. James, Joseph, MO
- Crow Agency Public School, Crow Agency, MT
- Calvert Elementary, Auburn, NE
- Columbus Christian School, Columbus, NE
- Bill Y. Tomiyasu ES, Las Vegas, NV
- Fay Galloway, Henderson, NV
- Freedom Elementary, Freedom, NH
- Monroe Consolidated School, Monroe, NH
- Busansky Elementary, Pemberton, NJ
- Frog Pond Elementary, Little Egg Harbor, NJ
- Enchanted Hills Elementary School, Rio Rancho, NM
- Los Ranchos Elementary School, Albuquerque, NM
- Columbus Elementary School, Thornwood, NY
- William E. DeLuca, Babylon, NY
- Powhatan Elementary School, Clayton, NC
- Wilson Preparatory Academy, Wilson, NC
- Kensal Public School, Kensal, ND
- The Innovation School, Bismarck, ND
- Eastview Elementary, Avon Lake, OH
- Spectrum Inspires, Elyria, OH
- Stone Ridge, Yukon, OK
- Will Rogers Elementary, Stillwater, OK
- Canyonville School, Canyonville, OR
- Molalla River Middle School, Molalla, OR
- Donald E Schick Elementary, Montoursville, PA
- Roosevelt Elementary, Pittsburgh, PA
- George N. School, Providence, RI
- Winters Elementary, Pawtucket, RI
- Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy, Trenton, SC
- Westwood Elementary, Abbeville, SC
- Horizon Elementary, Sioux Falls, SD
- Whitewood Elementary School, Whitewood, SD
- Discovery Learners’ Academy, Chattanooga, TN
- Raleigh Bartlett Meadows Es, Memphis, TN
- Blaze Christian Academy, Montgomery, TX
- LaCoste Elementary, LaCoste, TX
- Dos Mundos Academy, West Valley, UT
- Oakdale Elementary, Cottonwood Heights, UT
- John J. Flynn Elementary School, Burlington, VT
- Union Street School, Springfield, VT
- Northern Shores Elementary, Suffolk, VA
- Terraset Elementary School, Reston, VA
- Goldbar Elementary, Gold Bar, WA
- Jefferson Elementary, Pullman, WA
- Blackshere Elementary, Mannington, WV
- Potomack Intermediate School, Martinsburg, WV
- Howe Elementary School, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
- St. Mary, Richland Center, WI
- Manor Heights Elementary School, Casper, WY
Program coordination, outreach, and preparation of materials are organized ahead of launch.
Participating schools and classrooms are identified and confirmed for program placement.
Classrooms begin the LGTF program with garden kits, educational materials, and digital learning access.
Program results are tracked through participation data, teacher feedback, and student engagement metrics.
The sponsorship of 100 classrooms across all 50 states helps demonstrate that the LGTF program can successfully scale beyond regional pilots into a nationwide educational initiative. By expanding into diverse school communities across the country, the program is able to further validate its logistics, classroom engagement, and long-term educational impact on a broader level.
This national rollout also helps establish a strong foundation for future grant opportunities by showing that the program has already been tested and implemented at scale. Grant funding represents the next step in expanding access to even more schools, classrooms, and students beyond the initial sponsored locations.
