Awards & Recognition
Family Engagement Contest
2017 SECA (Southern Early Childhood Association) Family Engagement Contest
-Grand Prize Provider and Sponsor
-The winner of the award was the University of South Florida:
Preschool for Creative Learning
AZA Award
2003 AZA Award ( Association of Zoos and Aquariums) Fort Worth Zoo: Museum of Living Art (MOLA)
- Ponds & Plants' contribution to the overall exhibit construction
Certified Wildlife Habitat
Certified Wildlife Habitat
-Ponds & Plants is a certified wildlife habitat in the state of Tennessee.
Exemplary Outdoor Classroom
2015 SECA (Southern Early Childhood Association) Exemplary Outdoor Classroom Contest in an Urban Setting.
-Grand Prize Provider and Sponsor
- The winner of the award was
Mckendree Daycare in
Downtown Nashville Tn.
Exemplary Outdoor Classroom
2013 SECA (Southern Early Childhood Association) Exemplary Outdoor Classroom Contest Overall Winner
- Highland Plaza United methodist Preschool
-Ponds & Plants contributed to the design and construction of this playscape.
AZA Award
2011 AZA Award ( Association of Zoos and Aquariums) Virginia Living Museum
-Top Honors for Ponds & Plants' contribution to the overall exhibit construction
Certified Wildlife Habitat
2012 Nature Explore Classroom certification Achieved by Highland Plaza United Methodist Preschool
-HPUMP has been re-certified each year since.
-Ponds & Plants contributed to the design and construction of this playscape in Tennessee.
Book Reference
2015 Ponds & Plants' work was featured in Designs for Living and Learning: Transforming Early Childhood
Environments, 2nd edition (M. Carter and D. Curtis, 2015).
Exemplary Outdoor Classroom
2015 SECA (Southern Early Childhood Association) Exemplary Outdoor Classroom Contest in an Urban Setting.
-Honorable Mention for Little Miss Mag: Early Learning Center Playscape