1. AMS is Going Green!

2. Green School Application Process
Schools must document activities accomplished over a 2 year period (ending on June 1st of the year the application is submitted).  
Major components of the application include:
•  A one-page cover sheet and a concise one-page summary •  A short description (one-page maximum) followed by documentation of the following requirements: •  Classroom Integration of environmental issue instruction •  Professional development •  Celebration •  Demonstration of selected conservation best management practices (BMPs) •  Sustained school-community partnerships to enhance environmental learning

3. Who needs to be involved?
Representatives of each of the following groups:
Teaching Staff
Facility Manager
Students
Parents
Community Partners

4. Community Partnerships
Criteria for Application
Community Partnerships
Curriculum and Instruction
Meet All Criteria
Use of Environment as a context for learning
Professional Development
Celebration
Meet 1 of 2 Criteria
Your School is Active in the
Community
The Community is Active in Your School
Schools Meet at least 4 of 7 Criteria
Water Conservation/Water Pollution
Prevention
Energy Conservation
Waste Reduction
Habitat Restoration
Structures for Environmental Learning
Responsible Transportation
Healthy School Environment
Best Management Practices

5. (We already have started!)
When Do We Start?!
(We already have started!)
School yard restoration projects
Partnership with Arlington Echo
Science curriculum (environmental units in every grade)
Recycling available
Partnership with South River Federation
$$ Support from Greenscape and Unity Garden
DNR support

6. Plans so far….. Capture what we have done this year to date
Develop a long range plan – where do we want to go and how will we get there? How will it be funded? How will it be maintained?
Environmental units in Spring
Earth Day celebration?
Community school yard clean-up?
Submit application Feb 1, 2013 (capture September 2011-June 2013)
File electronically (of course!)

7. Ideas?? Promote Abitibi recycle bins Terracycle Donorschoose
School energy audit
Track trash/recycling
Involve Boy/Girl scouts (Gold/Eagle projects)
Green Ribbon School
STAR Academy

8. Available Resources….
Support of the faculty and staff
Community partnerships
AACPS Green Schools
MAEOE The Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education
Parents
Students