Thank you for your interest in Growing Beyond Earth®!
Eligibility requirements:
With funding from NASA, we are able to provide a limited number of schools with program materials and equipment for free for middle and high schools throughout the US. We also offer pathways for international schools to participate.
Want to join?
The application deadline is July 15th, 2025.
Those who apply and are accepted to receive free materials will be notified by July 30th, and remaining materials will become available for purchase in early August.
-Accepted teachers must attend a training session in September. Dates to be released soon. Returning teachers will have a separate training.
For more information about the program, check out a recorded Information Session here!
Please submit this Interest Form and join our mailing list here to be notified of upcoming events, follow current GBE information, and learn more about the program.
Gracias por expresar interés en el proyecto Growing Beyond Earth®. Cada julio, abrimos el proyecto Growing Beyond Earth a nuevos participantes. Con fondos de la NASA, ofrecemos suministros limitados de materiales y equipos gratuitos para las escuelas intermedias y secundarias de los EE. UU.
Para recibir más información Click here
Para obtener más información sobre el proyecto, consulte estos recursos:
Videos
– January 2023 GBE Information Session – Video (Spanish)
– NASA Welcome to GBE
– NASA Downlink with the International Space Station
– TEDx Coconut Grove: GBE
– Space Station Live: Veggie 01
Still have questions or need more information? Please contact us at GBE@fairchildgarden.org.
For more information about the project, check out these resources:
Videos/Podcasts
– Welcome to Growing Beyond Earth by NASA Scientists Dr. Gioia Mass and Trent Smith
– Growing Beyond Earth Students Chat with the Astronauts on the International Space Station
– Growing Beyond Earth – TEDx Coconut Grove
– Space Station Live: Veggie 01
– Gardeners of the Galaxy Podcast: Growing Beyond Earth
Still have questions or need more information? Please contact us at GBE@fairchildgarden.org
This website is based upon work supported by NASA Grant No. 80NCCS22M0125-SciAct Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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