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July 13 for Schools and School Districts |
In 2009, the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP), the
Florida Department of Education (DOE)
and a host of community partners, recognized the environmental achievements
of students, teachers, classes, schools and school districts through the
first annual Florida Green School Awards.
Announced during Earth Day at the Capitol on April 22, 2009, the
Florida Green School Awards will be presented each
year and will present green school awards in five categories:
1. students,
2. classrooms,
3. teachers,
4. schools and
5. school districts.
The award program is open to all students, faculty and administrators
from K-12 schools (public or private). Applications are accepted each school
year from February 1st through June 21st.
Finalists will be identified and invited to the formal
awards ceremony which will take place in November of the following year,
where the statewide winners will be announced. Applications should address one or more of the five approved green school
themes:
- Green Learning Environments: The Green Learning Environments theme
includes efforts that green the school facilities, or school grounds by
addressing the three pillars of sustainability (economic, environmental and
social) while integrating learning into each one. Efforts may include
projects that promote healthy learning environments (indoors and out),
enhance or restore school grounds, or reduce waste and promote resource use
efficiency.
- Exemplary Programs in Curriculum and Teaching: The Exemplary
Programs in Curriculum and Teaching theme addresses systematic efforts to
use the local environment or environmental topics to enhance the curriculum
in any subject. This theme also includes efforts that enhance a teacher’s
capacity to integrate green school instructional materials into the
curriculum, make use of green school facilities, improve their knowledge of
green schools, or improve their delivery of green school lessons/activities.
- Service Learning: The Service Learning theme emphasizes efforts that
integrate service and learning with a special emphasis on local
environmental service projects that strengthen relationships between the
school and the community and foster a sense of stewardship.
- Policy and
Partnerships: The Policy and Partnerships theme focuses on successful
policies that establish a broader foundation for green Schools and/or
partnerships that engage private sector, universities, government agencies
or non-profit groups in support of green School efforts.
- Recycling: The
recycling theme revolves around efforts to promote, enhance, sustain and
increase recycling efforts of all types of materials at schools or school
district facilities.
The Green School Awards is a partnership
between DEP, DOE, Sustainable Florida Program and
Florida's Foundation.
Florida Announces its Participation in the National Green Ribbon Schools
Program
Apply to become one of Florida’s first Green Ribbon Schools!
At the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) launched the Green Ribbon Schools program which recognizes schools that save energy and water, reduce costs, feature environmentally sustainable learning spaces, protect health, foster wellness and offer environmental education to boost academic achievement and community engagement.
The recognition award is part of a larger U.S. ED effort to identify and disseminate knowledge about practices proven to result in improved student engagement, academic achievement, graduation rates and workforce preparedness. It is also a government-wide effort aimed to increase energy independence and economic security.
This year, the national program will recognize up to 140 schools from across the country. Schools should apply through the Florida DOE that will select up to four schools to nominate for the national recognition award.
National winners will be announced on April 23, 2012,
and recognized on June 4, 2012 during the first national U.S. ED Green Ribbon Schools ceremony in Washington, D.C. Winning schools are anticipated to hold recognition ceremonies at the individual schools in fall 2012.
The
application for Florida schools is also available at the FL DOE website and should be submitted online by February 17, 2012.
Learn more about the Green Ribbon Schools Award.
Learn more about the finalists from previous years by viewing the print programs:
For more information on the Florida Green School
Awards please contact Greg Ira at 245-2132 or e-mail:
Greg.Ira@dep.state.fl.us.
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Bessey Creek Elementary Team Green Students win the Student Category for the 2010-2011 Florida Green School Awards
2012 State of Florida