Awards & Recognition

2017 SECA (Southern Early Childhood Association) Family Engagement Contest
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-Grand Prize Provider and Sponsor
-The winner of the award was the University of South Florida:
Preschool for Creative Learning
Family Engagement Contest

2003 AZA Award ( Association of Zoos and Aquariums) Fort Worth Zoo: Museum of Living Art (MOLA)
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- Ponds & Plants' contribution to the overall exhibit construction
AZA Award

Certified Wildlife Habitat
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-Ponds & Plants is a certified wildlife habitat in the state of Tennessee.
Certified Wildlife Habitat

2015 SECA (Southern Early Childhood Association) Exemplary Outdoor Classroom Contest in an Urban Setting.
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-Grand Prize Provider and Sponsor
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- The winner of the award was
Mckendree Daycare in
Downtown Nashville Tn.
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Exemplary Outdoor Classroom

2013 SECA (Southern Early Childhood Association) Exemplary Outdoor Classroom Contest Overall Winner
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- Highland Plaza United methodist Preschool
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-Ponds & Plants contributed to the design and construction of this playscape.
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Exemplary Outdoor Classroom

2011 AZA Award ( Association of Zoos and Aquariums) Virginia Living Museum
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-Top Honors for Ponds & Plants' contribution to the overall exhibit construction
AZA Award

2012 Nature Explore Classroom certification Achieved by Highland Plaza United Methodist Preschool
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-HPUMP has been re-certified each year since.
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-Ponds & Plants contributed to the design and construction of this playscape in Tennessee.
Certified Wildlife Habitat

2015 Ponds & Plants' work was featured in Designs for Living and Learning: Transforming Early Childhood
Environments, 2nd edition (M. Carter and D. Curtis, 2015).
Book Reference

2015 SECA (Southern Early Childhood Association) Exemplary Outdoor Classroom Contest in an Urban Setting.
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-Honorable Mention for Little Miss Mag: Early Learning Center Playscape
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