By Lee Roop

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PBCI) awarded a $25,000 grant to support STEM educational programming at Huntsville Botanical Garden (HBG). 

The grant is intended to provide a significant and positive impact on children’s education in Alabama, and contribute to a stronger workforce and healthier quality of life for the state. Also, this begins a new partnership between PBCI and HBG. 

“Plant science education is at the heart of what we do,” said HBG Vice President of Institutional Advancement Annette Alexander. “The Garden provides a spectrum of programs to support STEM learning through teacher professional development, student learning experiences, STEM youth volunteer programming, camps and more.”

HBG is a nonprofit organization that exists to connect people to plants in order to support a healthier quality of life for the region. The garden offers several STEM-based programs and a new teacher professional development program called, Cultivate. This program gives support directly to teachers to help them interact with students regarding STEM education across several locations in the state. 

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