Sometimes writing your objectives is the hardest thing, but school boards, administrators, and granting foundations want to see firm objectives.  These have been used successfully in the past to gain grant money.  Adapt them as you wish.

GOALS

1)  To provide  students with an in-depth, integrated study of plants and gardening in order to:

    a)  Extend the science curriculum with hands-on activities; and

    b)  Integrate the curriculum, covering all subjects (e.g.  Science, Social Studies, Math, Language Arts, Art).

2)  To increase awareness of ecological conservation and environmental interactions;

3)  To provide an additional dimension to the physical facility, beautifying it to relax, to contemplate, or to study;

4)  To teach the lifelong skill of garden planning and care;

5)  To involve the community on an on-going basis;

6)  To increase students' self-esteem by giving them the opportunities to produce a final product: useful, helpful, and beautiful.

7)  To utilize school resources for maximum educational use by [examples]

    a)  Increasing the room for science experiments;

    b)  Planting species specifically interesting to young people (Lamb's ears, honesty, Chinese lanterns, sunflowers);

    c)  Planting a permanent herb garden, including an analematic sun dial

8)  To serve and involve the community on an on-going basis as we consult with individuals and ask for assistance.

9)  To share this project with other schools in journal articles and in-service and teacher convention presentations in order to further integrated science education.