GrassRoots is just one of the many programs sponsored by SchoolNet. The GrassRoots Program is supported by provincial partners and corporate sponsors. Provincial and territorial partners include Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories and the Yukon. The provincial and territorial partners manage the GrassRoots Program within their jurisdictions. They evaluate the projects according to provincial curriculum needs as well as to the program's national criteria.
GrassRoots projects are a unique and valuable resource.
They are designed by teachers for the specific needs of their students. The program also provides a vehicle to help in the implementation and integration of information and telecommunication technologies at the classroom level. There are three criteria that projects need to meet in order to be accepted into the program. First, the projects must be curriculum-based. It is important that the experience be part of the teacher's existing plan and not be an additional drain on classroom time and resources.