On September 21, 2021, STEAM Academy teachers announced that METRO STEAM Academy received grants that would bring to life the addition of a greenhouse to our school space, and the brainstorming sessions around design, layout, fundraising, and entrepreneurial products the greenhouse could generate commenced. Fast forward to June 2023, and the project is happening! A full-size educational and commercial greenhouse will be added to the East side of the building. METRO STEAM Academy was selected by the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council as a model #STEMBEST program and awarded a $25,000 grant towards the project with an additional $25,000 in matching funds from the Wellmark Foundation.