All Saints Academy Wins Grant For Agriculture Program

(KNSI) – A St. Cloud school has gotten a passing grade from the Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation.

All Saints Academy is one of just 17 in the state to receive a 2023 Agricultural Literacy Grant in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. The award is for the “From the Ground Up” program by STEM Tech instructor Courtney Jones.

The purpose of the grants is to reward schools for adding an agricultural aspect to normal courses. Tending community gardens and highlighting careers in farming are a few examples of programs that were selected.

The full list of winners is below.

All Saints Academy, St. Cloud
Courtney Jones
From the Ground Up

Cleveland Public School, Cleveland
Kim Germscheid
Ag in S.T.E.A.M.

Farmamerica, Waseca
Jessica Rollins
Ag Career Exploration

Glacial Hills Elementary, Starbuck
Jodee Lund
Young Roots: Learning by Doing

Greenvale Park Elementary, Northfield
Kathy Flicek
From Farm to Plate

Highlands Elementary, Edina
Cara Rieckenberg
Chickens in the City

J.A. Hughes Elementary, Red Lake Falls
Jacob Rath
Creation of Maple Syrup

Laporte School, Laporte
Jeannie Konecne
Hatching Duck Eggs

Lionsgate Academy, Minnetonka
Andrea Dolan
Lionsgate Academy Community Garden

Minneota Public Schools, Minneota
Karen Dalager
From Egg to Chicken – A Farm Animal Life Cycle

Minnewaska Elementary School, Glenwood
Megan Greene
Community Garden