RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom has awarded 62 grants to 44 Virginia localities for the 2020-21 school year. Funding will be allocated to provide 22,000 youth with agriculture experiences related to gardening, animal agriculture, STEM, health, nutrition and leadership development.
“Grant applications for 2020 reflected the needs for both hands-on and virtual learning,” said Tammy Maxey, Virginia AITC programs director. “Projects represented a wide range of plant and animal educational projects—from the creation of division-wide virtual agri-science videos to revitalizing school gardens. We are pleased to have representation from pre-k through 12th-grade educators from across the commonwealth.”
Grants were received by:
Amelia County: Amelia County High School
Amherst County: Amherst Middle School
Appomattox County: Appomattox Elementary School and Appomattox High School
Augusta County: Valley Career and Technical Center
Bristol: Virginia High School
Buckingham County: Central Virginia Christian School
Campbell County: William Campbell Combined School
Caroline County: Bowling Green Elementary School and Madison Elementary School
Charlotte County: Randolph-Henry High School
Chesapeake: Deep Creek Central Elementary School and Great Bridge High School
Chesterfield County: Ecoff Elementary School, J.G. Hening Elementary School and Chesterfield Career and Technical Center
Covington: Edgemont Primary School
Culpeper County: Culpeper Middle School and Floyd T. Binns Middle School
Fauquier County: Liberty High School
Fluvanna County: Fluvanna Middle School
Franklin County: Ferrum Elementary School
Frederick County: Sherando High School
Fredericksburg: Walker-Grant Center
Giles County: Macy McClaugherty Elementary/Middle School and Giles Virginia Cooperative Extension
Gloucester County: Achilles Elementary School
Greensville County: Greensville/Emporia 4-H
Hampton: Hunter B. Andrews PreK-8 School and Phillips Elementary School
Harrisonburg: Lacey Spring Elementary School
Henrico County: Saint Mary’s Catholic School
Henry County: Bassett High School
Isle of Wight County: Windsor High School and Isle of Wight Academy
Lee County: Thomas Walker High School and Lee County Career and Technical Center
Louisa County: Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Trevilians Elementary School and Louisa County High School
Lancaster/Northumberland County: Lancaster/Northumberland 4-H
Orange County: Orange Elementary School and Orange County High School
Pittsylvania County: Dan River High School
Powhatan County: Powhatan Middle School
Pulaski County: Pulaski County High School
Richmond County: Rappahannock High School
Rockingham County: J. Frank Hillyard Middle School, East Rockingham High School and Spotswood High School
Russell County: Honaker High School
Shenandoah County: North Fork Middle School
Southampton County: Southampton Middle School
Staunton: Bessie Weller Elementary School
Suffolk: Lakeland High School and Suffolk Public Schools
Virginia Beach: Children’s Learning Paradise, Hermitage Elementary School and Montessori Academy of Virginia
Warren County: Skyline High School
Washington County: Holston High School
Wythe County: Fort Chiswell High School
Agriculture in the Classroom is a national program that promotes greater understanding of agriculture through education. The Virginia Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom is a nonprofit organization that receives financial and administrative support from Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. For more information visit AgInTheClass.org.
–Virginia Farm Bureau