Awards & Recognition

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

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

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

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.

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.

2011 AZA Award ( Association of Zoos and Aquariums) Virginia Living Museum

-Top Honors for Ponds & Plants' contribution to the overall exhibit construction

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.

2015 Ponds & Plants' work was featured in Designs for Living and Learning: Transforming Early Childhood

Environments, 2nd edition (M. Carter and D. Curtis, 2015).

2015 SECA (Southern Early Childhood Association) Exemplary Outdoor Classroom Contest in an Urban Setting.

-Honorable Mention for Little Miss Mag: Early Learning Center Playscape