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 The 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.
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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 the projects are completed you submit the activity log that explains the 5 activities, including: The names, dates, duration, brief description, number of students, 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 the lessons the activities log should be completed by the teacher 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 activities log including that activity with the date the lesson is planned via the online form prior to the last school day of March. A Green School Coordinator may contact you to confirm completion of the activity. Green Classroom and Green School recognitions will be held during April and 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 earth friendly activities throughout the year and completing their Activities Log)
15 or more Green Classrooms (15+ teachers doing five earth friendly activities throughout the year and completing their Activities Log)
2008/2009 Cobb County Green School
Twenty-six Cobb County Schools received Green School Designation for the 2008/2009 school year.
Austell Intermediate, Big Shanty, Due West, Fair Oaks, Ford, Kincaid, Mountain View, Mount Bethel, Park Street, Sanders, Russell, and Sope Creek Elementary schools all achieved Gold Status Designation meaning more than 15 teachers completed environmentally friendly lesson plans.
Keheley, and Picketts Mill Elementary Schools received Silver status Designation , with more than 10 teachers attaining Green Classroom Designations.
The other Green School recipients were: A.L. Burrus, Eastside, East Valley, Frey, Kennesaw, Lewis, Nicholson, Nickajack, Tritt, and Westside Elementary Schools and Campbell and Lovinggood Middle schools.
The Green Schools represent over 3,500 hours of environmental education reaching more than 18,200 students. To view a full 2008/2009 Cobb County Green School report, click here.
Resources:
Green School Application (online)
Green School Lesson Request (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 |
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