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GC & B and Environmental Education in Our Schools
A partnership for the 21st Century… and beyond
What Is Environmental Education (EE)?
• Learning Process
• Awareness
• Knowledge & Skills
• Informed Decisions
• Action
• Cross Curricular
• Global Thinking
• Problem Solving
Why Is EE Important?
•Our Families
•Our Communities
•Future Generations
•Future Leaders
GC&B and GCPSPartnership
• Programs• Best Practices• Education• 25+ years
Green & HealthySchools Program
Objectives• Plan and
Assess
• Enrich AKS
• Provide Real World Learning
Components ofGreen & Healthy Programs
• Teacher Advisory Board
• Direct Visits: Trainings and Guidance
• G & H Environmental Profile
• Teacher Networking Meetings
More Components of Green & Healthy
Programs
• GC&B Web site
• Science Tool Kits
• Partnerships:– Clean Air Campaign– Georgia Gwinnett
College
G&H Environmental Profile
1. Waste Reduction & Recycling
2. Education and Stewardship
3. Water Conservation and Watershed Protection
4. Air Quality5. Energy Conservation6. Beautification and
Greenspace Preservation
7. Community Outreach
2009-2010 Environmental Achievement Profile
Making Your Way To AGreen and Healthy School
A program ofGwinnett Clean & Beautiful
andGwinnett County Public Schools
School: ________ Cluster: ___________
Measures 7 Areas:
Levels of G&H Program
• Discovering
• Progressing
• Taking Action
• Reaching Higher
Recognition of Schools
• Certificate
• Award Sign/Renewal Sticker
• Banners
Our EducationalAccomplishments
A 40% increase in profiles submitted in the last 10 years
Our Educational Accomplishments
Number of representatives attending the Teacher Advisory Board meeting (held 2x/yr) has increased 300%
Our Educational Accomplishments
‘No Idling Campaign’increased 370%in just 2 years
Our Educational Accomplishments
Toolkit check-out has increased 97% in last 5 years
Our Educational Accomplishments
On-site school trainings have increased by 100%
Our Accomplishments-The BIG Numbers
• 102,000 people were impacted in the 2008-2009 school year
• 320 representatives participate in the GC&B/GCPS Teacher Advisory Board
Best Practices
Puckett’s Mill ES:Mandy Collins & Debbie McMichael
“The resources from GC&B provide the novelty and rigor needed to teach our 21st Century students. The lesson plans, inservices, and tool kits are accurate, timely, and authentic. The resources extend the AKS and are perfectly aligned to to the grade level I am teaching which allows flexibility that every teacher needs to differentiate. “
Best PracticesCollins Hill HS:Tara Termes
“GC&B has reminded me of the importance of leading by example. The G&H program has encouraged our entire school to get involved by giving us quality, effective strategies to build upon. This is a tremendous curriculum support program for teachers”
Best PracticesNorcross HS:Robert Katz
“There's no question that GC&B has helped guide our school (students, faculty and staff alike), to become better stewards of our school, our community and our planet. Because of the work that I do on behalf of GC&B in our school, the faculty, staff and student body are more engaged and energized to make the right environmental choices and become more involved in helping our community become a "greener" place.”
“As a new PTA Environmental Committee Chair, I was lost as to how to continue the environmental programs at our school plus add to them. The guidance that GCB provided was invaluable in developing innovative programs so that our committee could work with the teachers to enrich their lessons, we could work with parents and staff to implement best practices within the school, and we could teach students to become environmental stewards for the 21st century.”
Best Practices
Gwin Oaks ES:Pamela McMurray
“In the end…
we will conserve only what we love,
we will love only what we understand,
and we will understand only what we are taught.”
~ Baba Dioum,Senegalese conservationist
GC & B and GCPS-360 Degree Leaders
Creating educational programs for sustainable living for the people who matter the most…
Our Children