Bring STEM Lessons to Life In Indiana

Indiana’s short growing season can make traditional school gardens tough—but with Green Our Planet’s STEM School Hydroponics Program, your students can grow fresh produce year-round, right inside your classroom. Our curriculum and supplies make it easy to bring innovation, community, and sustainability into your STEM program.

We've helped spark cross-curricular STEM learning and brought excitement to indoor gardening to hundreds of Indiana students, including those at:

• Beveridge Elementary School — Gary, IN
• Success Academy at Boys and Girls Club Charter School — South Bend, IN
• Western Boone Junior/Senior High School — Thorntown, IN
• James Island Christian School — Charleson, IN
• Jane Macon Middle School — Brunswick, IN
• Indian Creek Elementary — Indianapolis, IN

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Ready-to-Use Resources for Indiana STEM Classrooms

Unique Content & Lesson Plans

Our program includes curricula focused on STEM, health, and financial literacy for Indiana students in kindergarten through high school. You’ll get access to easy-to-follow lesson plans, videos, and more.

Standards-Aligned STEM Curriculum

This method of growing plants without soil allows students in Indiana to engage in hands-on STEM learning all year round. Designed to align with Next Generation Science Standards, HydroConnect is the only hydroponics program in the United States with STEMworks accreditation.

Complete Hydroponics Kits

Get everything you need to kickstart a successful hydroponics program in your Indiana classroom. Our program includes grow lights, nutrient solutions, starter seeds, containers, pumps, and more! We offer tabletop or commercial units to fit your needs and classroom size.

Fuel Student Curiosity with Year-Round, Hands-On STEM Through Indoor Gardening

From testing water quality to learning about sustainability and food insecurity, HydroConnect will help your students apply science, technology, engineering, and math in tangible, real-world ways. The hands-on approach helps better prepare students for current and future career paths.

Many teachers in Indiana and beyond have reported higher test scores, increased classroom participation, and more excitement about STEM subjects.

200+

plants can be grown at one time with our commercial unit.

NGSS

standards-aligned hydroponics and STEM curriculum for K-12.

22,000

teachers across the nation are impacted by the hydroponic laboratories.

20%

increase in student test scores. Watch the school testimonial here.

GardenConnect:
School Gardens Empower  Students

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Garden-based
STEM program

The current body of research demonstrates that gardens significantly enhance learning through experiential education. They foster a sense of community. They also increase teacher satisfaction, as educators report higher preparedness and job fulfillment levels. School gardens also improve student engagement and academic performance, especially in low-performing schools.

Garden-based STEM learning curricula

In 2015, Nevada’s first school garden impact survey was conducted by the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and showed the positive impacts school gardens had for students and educators throughout Clark County School District.

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Experiential STEM

Outdoor gardens are one of the best tools available for teaching students experiential STEM, nutrition and conservation and are a great resource to get students engaged with educational standards.

Online community

You will also connect and collaborate with like-minded teachers at schools across the nation to share best practices and get support during your monthly meetings and through our online community of garden teachers.

A decade of experience

By assigning an experienced Green Our Planet coordinator to your school for monthly meetings, we are able to share nearly a decade of experience in how to build and maintain a garden, utilize garden-based curricula, create student-run farmers markets and how to form the next generation of scientists, chefs and entrepreneurs.

Discover Boundless Wonder

You know how many students test poorly in science, are stuck inside their classrooms all day, have no idea where their food comes from, and are disconnected from both nature and school? Well, we can help change that.  We install turnkey outdoor gardens and hydroponic laboratories to inspire students and get them excited and engaged at school. We run the largest school garden and hydroponic programs in the country. 97% of the teachers who use our programs recommend them to other schools.

Testimonials

"The garden has had an enormous, positive impact at our school. By getting our students out of their seats and into an engaging environment, our students have benefited from being able to use all their senses in order to make connections and lasting learning experiences. "

Miriam Benitez

Principal, John S Park Elementary School

What Indiana Teachers Are Saying

“Our 2nd and 3rd grade students visit local hydroponic farms, businesses, and leaders throughout their community, gaining first-hand insight into what hydroponics looks like on a large scale. They are applying what they learn through the curriculum and their visits to the hydroponics experiences we provide right in our classrooms.”

— Teacher at Success Academy at Boys and Girls Club Charter School

“Right now my students have grouped up to run one of the small systems on their own!

We currently have 6 systems being run by my 7th grade Exploring Agriculture class! They love to come in every day to check their plants. When we harvest the systems, they will create their own salads!”

— Teacher at Western Boone Junior/Senior High School

“In my class, we embarked on an engaging hydroponic gardening journey where first through fourth-grade students cultivated herbs and vegetables indoors. They diligently recorded the growth and development of their plants. It was a fantastic opportunity for students to learn about plant science, sustainability, and the importance of healthy eating.”

— Teacher at Beveridge Elementary School

Grow Engagement. Grow STEM Skills. Grow Indiana’s Future.

A full school implementation is only $4,900! That includes:

• 1 large unit
• 20 small units
• Full curriculum & resources
• Coaching access for all teachers in the building
• And more!

Depending on your school size, there are also smaller packages and a wide range of pricing options.

Schedule a free demo with our team to learn more and discuss your specific classroom needs!

What matters most to you?

Environmental Science

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Community

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Young Entrepreneurship

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Food Justice

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STEM

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Urban Farmers

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Nutrition & Health

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Education Justice

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Why we do what we do

Every big idea, big movement, big change starts with a single small seed. The Green Our Planet team is inspired by the joy on children's faces as they learn where their food comes from and connect to the magic and majesty of planet Earth. This is the foundation of a gentle movement that empowers communities and creates opportunities for students.

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Continents using Virtual Academy lessons
44
States using our HydroConnect Program
600+
Outdoor & Hydroponic gardens implemented
3,500+
Teachers using our STEM curricula
200+
Student Farmer’s Markets each year
140,000+
Students impacted
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