Green School Initiative

Mission:

The Green School Initiative is a program of the Cobb County Water System Watershed Education and Water Efficiency Programs, Cobb County Parks and Recreation Natural Resources Unit, and Cobb County Solid Waste Keep Cobb Beautiful Program. The purpose of the Green School Initiative is to recognize schools in Cobb County with an active environmental education program and encourage other schools to develop environmentally based education initiatives within their schools. The primary focus of the program is conservation, preservation, and beautification of our environment. The program annually recognizes Cobb County Classrooms and Schools that have met the Green School requirements. These schools will be recognized for participating in activities that promote good environmental stewardship.

How do you become a Cobb County Green School?

It is easy being green!

The Green School Initiative is open to all public and private schools in Cobb County, grades K-12.

To qualify as a Green Classroom a teacher must complete five environmentally based lesson plans per year. This can be any environmentally beneficial project, a lesson plan of your own, a facility tour, or presentations by one of the Cobb County Green School Coordinators. After each project is completed you may submit an activity log that explains the activity, date of the activity and what the children learned. This information may be provided on our online form, or the form can be printed and mailed to Green School Program, 660 South Cobb Dr. Marietta, GA 30060.

Schools interested in achieving Green School status must register online. In order to qualify as a Green School five teachers in your school must each complete five earth friendly activities throughout the year. After each teacher completes a lesson plan an activity log should be completed via the online form or mailed to the address above. The deadline for submission of your information is the last school day of March. If you have an activity scheduled for later in the year please submit the activity log including the date the lesson is planned via the online form prior to the last school day of March. A Green School Coordinator will contact you to confirm completion of the activity. Green Classroom and Green School recognitions will be held during May prior to the end of the school year. Your school will be awarded:

1) Public declaration of Cobb County Green School Status
2) A Green School Driveway sign

Can my school do more?

Absolutely! Cobb County Green School Initiative also awards a Green School Silver and Gold Medal award.

A Green School Silver Medal Award:
10 -14 Green Classrooms (10 - 14 teachers doing five or more earth friendly activities throughout the year)

A Green School Gold Medal Award:
15 or more Green Classrooms (15+ teachers doing five or more earth friendly activities throughout the year)

2007/2008 Cobb County Green School

Eight Cobb County Schools received Green School Designation for the 2007/2008 school year. Mount Bethel, Ford, Keheley, and Sanders Elementary Schools all achieved Green School Gold Status Designation; meaning more than 15 teachers completed 5 environmentally friendly lesson plans. Mountain View Elementary School received Green School Silver Status Designation, with more than 10 teachers attaining Green Classroom Designations. The other Green School recipients were: Frey, Kennesaw, and Nicholson Elementary Schools. The Green Schools represent over 750 hours of environmental education reaching more than 3,300 students. To view a full 2007/2008 Cobb County Green School report, click here.

Resources:

Green School Application (online)

Green School Activity Log (online)

Green School Brochure (Requires Adobe Acrobat)

Cobb County Green School Coordinators:
Jennifer McCoy Watershed Stewardship Program Coordinator 770-528-1482 Jennifer.Mccoy@cobbcounty.org	Kathy Nguyen Water Efficiency Program Manager 770-419-6244 Kathy.nguyen@cobbcounty.org
Joni Atkinson Natural Resources Program Coordinator 770-528-8818 joni.atkinson@cobbcounty.org	Gwen Baldwin Keep Cobb Beautiful Program Coordinator 770-528-1135 gwen.baldwin@cobbcounty.org