1. Wilson Magnet H.S. Green Schools Club Rochester City Schools Rochester, NY

2. Green Schools Club How we started How we started Our: Our: –Goals –Activities –Results –Views

3. How we started At our principal’s request, our custodial engineer and 3 teachers went to a Green Schools Workshop in the summer of 2003. At our principal’s request, our custodial engineer and 3 teachers went to a Green Schools Workshop in the summer of 2003. We initially attracted students by offering participation in our club as part of an Environmental Science project. We initially attracted students by offering participation in our club as part of an Environmental Science project. Now, students join for many different reasons. Now, students join for many different reasons.

4. Our goals To conserve energy To conserve energy To educate students, staff, faculty and our community To educate students, staff, faculty and our community To earn money for our school. To earn money for our school.

5. Our Activities We tour the building to see how energy is used and distributed. We tour the building to see how energy is used and distributed.

6. Our Activities We go into each classroom to see how the teacher uses energy. We found many rooms with unnecessary electrical equipment and poor energy management. We go into each classroom to see how the teacher uses energy. We found many rooms with unnecessary electrical equipment and poor energy management.

8. Our Activities We made a presentation to the faculty and gave recommendations of how they could help us save energy. We made a presentation to the faculty and gave recommendations of how they could help us save energy.

9. Our Activities We have random energy conservation checks after school. Mini- report cards let teachers know how they’re doing. We have random energy conservation checks after school. Mini- report cards let teachers know how they’re doing.

10. Our Activities We “sweep” the building before each vacation to turn off unnecessary electrical equipment. We “sweep” the building before each vacation to turn off unnecessary electrical equipment.

11. Our Activities We have ice cream socials where staff and teachers can play energy games and win prizes. We have ice cream socials where staff and teachers can play energy games and win prizes.