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The Pillars are:
1) Reducing environmental impact and costs, encompassing facilities, grounds, energy, greenhouse gas emissions, waste, water, and transportation;
2) Improving the health and wellness of students and staff, encompassing environmental health, nutrition, and outdoors physical activity; and
3) Teaching effective environmental sustainability education.
Nominees must be showing progress in all areas, not just one, in order to receive the recognition award.
Reach out to your state education authorities, whether K-12 or postsecondary, today to apply for state nominations to ED!
https://www2.ed.gov/programs/green-ribbon-schools/eligibility.html
Center for Green Schools
Green Schools National Network
Eco-Schools USA
EarthDay.org
UndauntedK12
Photo credit: Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
It’s never too early to contact your state education authorities about nomination for . States are searching for good 2023 nominees now!
https://www2.ed.gov/programs/green-ribbon-schools/contacts.html
UndauntedK12
Eco-Schools USA
EarthDay.org
Green Schools National Network
Center for Green Schools
Photo credit: 2018 honoree River's Edge Academy School, St. Paul, Minnesota
We're celebrating with 2021 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School DC Bilingual Public Charter School which offers dual language immersion in a LEED Gold facility. Other highlights of the school's work include:
• D.C. Bilingual Public Charter School established a Department of Food and Wellness to oversee the school nutrition program, manage culinary and gardening education, and maintain the 7,000-square-foot school garden.
• The space is large enough to host a diverse habitat, including a butterfly garden, koi pond, triple-bin compost, vermicompost, sensory garden, 15 raised beds for crops, and 16 fruit and flowering trees.
• Students benefit from daily science education in all grades, with hands-on opportunities in the school garden, rain gardens, and forest, as well as visits to local farms, parks, and nature centers.
• They care for a variety of on-campus animals, including a turtles, fish, bees, and chickens
• After-school programming, called “The Hive,” prioritizes outdoor education and incorporates nature-based activities.
Learn more about the honorees:
www.ed.gov/programs/green-ribbon-schools/performance.html
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics
Center for Green Schools
NOAA Education
During the pandemic, many schools realized they needed to improve their buildings’ air quality.
Joining Kevin P. Chavous on this week’s , Anisa Heming, director for the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council, talks about how buildings contribute to children’s health, and what steps schools can take toward sustainability.
In this newest episode, Anisa Heming also shares what she learned from helping rebuild schools after Hurricane Katrina. Our thoughts are with those impacted by Hurricane Ian today.
Watch or listen here:
https://www.stridelearning.com/insights/what-will-the-sustainable-school-of-the-future-look-like.html
Schools across the country are taking great steps to limit their waste through education and implementing recycling and composting programs. But to achieve true zero waste, we need to incorporate the circular economy into the stream. Hear from UC Berkeley and the Center for Green Schools about just how to do that at your school on Thursday. Together, .
Hear the latest from Center for Green Schools director Anisa Heming as she discusses improving air quality in our schools with
CBS News.
Join our friends at Center for Green Schools to learn how to get your school on a path to zero waste.
ICYMI: The Center for Green Schools recently published this report exploring how school districts around the country have continued to manage air quality during the second year of the pandemic. Do these results align with your experiences?
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