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Green Ribbon Schools is proud to be awarding a Green Ribbon Schools Award to 63 schools for the 2011-2012 school year. You can view all of the Green Ribbon Schools Award recipients by visiting the participating schools page on greenribbonschools.org.
The schools recognized for their 2011-2012 leadership published a minimum of 1 project under each of the 4 Green Ribbon Schools’ Cornerstones (Eco-Campus, Natural Classroom, Health & Fitness, and Nature Adventure.)
Here are some of our favorite projects from this year’s award recipients:
- St. Mary’s City School in an isolated Alaskan village learned the role of hunting and trapping in their cultural history. (Woody Woodgate, teacher)
- Commander William C. McCool School in Guam learned about a local limestone forest and wetlands by meeting with a scientist, building observation areas and posting their findings in a school hallway dedicated to the project. (Debora Moore, teacher)
- Meiners Oaks School in Ojai, Calif. developed an educational campaign (public announcements, websites, newsletter, raps, and poems) that motivated the entire student body to create an “eco-campus” that focused on daily campus-wide activities (saving electricity, reducing waste, “green” commuting, recycling). The school celebrated achieving its goal with a final assembly that included a theme-based outdoor concert, student art and skits. (Janis Duncan, teacher)
- Doss Elementary in Austin, Texas sent their entire 5th grade class on a 3 day, 2 night camping trip to the Outdoor Learning Center at the Highland Lakes Camp in Spicewood, TX. While on the trip students spent time at many different outdoor learning stations including the climbing wall, the problem solving bomb diffuser and Mohawk Walk, Topsoil Tour, fishing, Energy, Whale Watch and Mt. Tops, orienteering, and archery. (S. Sherwod, teacher)
2011-2012 Green Ribbon Schools Award Winners Include:
Academy of the Pacific – Hawaii
Armando Chapa Middle School – Texas
Arthur Kramer Elementary – Texas
Ascension Catholic School – Florida
Berry Elementary – Texas
Bethesda Elementary – Maryland
Billy Mitchell Elementary – California
Brooks Wester Middle School – Texas
Bryker Woods Elementary – Texas
Cardinal Ritter High School – Indiana
CDR William C. McCool – Guam
Chandler Oaks Elementary – Texas
Coppell High School – Texas
Doss Elementary – Texas
East Central High School – Texas
Eisenhower High School – Kansas
Ennis Junior High – Texas
Feagin Mill Middle School – Georgia
Fernbank Elementary School – Georgia
Forth Worth Country Day School – Texas
General Ray Davis Middle School – Georgia
Greenbriar Elementary – Texas
James E Williams Elementary -Texas
Lakehill Preparatory – Texas
Learning Gate Community School – Florida
Lehman High School – Texas
Magellan International School – Texas
Matilija Junior High – California
Meiners Oaks Elementary – California
Mira Monte Elementary – California
Navo Middle School – Texas
Negley Elementary – Texas
New Horizon School Pasadena – California
No 76 Reilly Middle School – New Jersey
Nordhoff High School – California
Northstar School – Texas
Oppe Elementary – Texas
Ore City High School – Texas
Pescadero Elementary and Middle School – California
Red Oak High School – Texas
Redeemer Lutheran School – Texas
San Antonio Elementary – California
Schuylerville Elementary School – New York
Simon Middle School – Texas
Skyline High School – Arizona
St. Helen Catholic School – Texas
St Johns Episcopal – Texas
St. Mary’s City School – Alaska
St. Paul Inter Parochial School – New Jersey
Summit Elementary – California
Susie Fuentes Elementary – Texas
Temple EmanuEl – Texas
The Green Magnet School for Career Exploration – New York
Timberview Middle School – Texas
Timmerman Elementary – Texas
Topa Topa Elementary – California
Travis Elementary – Texas
Travis High School – Texas
Wakeland High School – Texas
Westwood Elementary – Texas
Willis Lane Elementary – Texas
Wyatt Elementary – Texas
Zelma Hutsell Elementary – Texas
Learn how to earn a Green Ribbon Schools Award for your school by visiting our website.
