ED Green Ribbon Schools: Resources for Energy, Cost, Health and Environmentally Sustainable

 EPA Tools to Reduce Waste in Schools  Keep America Beautiful  Terra Cycle  Grades of Green Trash Redux  Green Up Our Schools  Paper Retriever Recycling RESOURCES FOR GREEN SCHOOLS

This page is designed to make ED-Green Ribbon School resources easier to find. It is offered as a convenience for GREEN COMPUTING schools, teachers, parents and students. The U.S.  Consortium for School Networking Initiative Green Department of Education does not control or guarantee Computing for K-12 Schools the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, completeness or  Green Electronics Council effectiveness of outside resources. The inclusion of  EPEAT Green Electronics Registry particular resources is not intended to reflect their  Consumer Electronics Association Greener Gadgets importance, nor is it intended to endorse any views expressed or products or services. Many of the websites listed have useful resources in a number of categories BUILDING DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE and are listed in only one for brevity.  ASHRAE Energy Design Guide for savings in I. Reduced Environmental Impact and Cost schools  ASHRAE Green Standard ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY  USGBC Center for Green Schools Resources  DOE/EPA ENERGY STAR for K-12 School Districts  Collaborative for High Performance Schools  DOE Purchasing for Energy Efficient Products  National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities  EPA Guidelines for Energy Management Overview  American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities  DOE State Energy Program  Green Building Initiative Green Globes  EPA WaterSense  Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing RoofPoint  DOE Wind for Schools Project  Sustainable Buildings Industry Council High-  USDA Fuels for Schools Performance School Building Program  DOE Open Energy Information Wiki  NREL PV Watts calculator  DOE Facility Energy Decision System  DOE Energy Basics site VOLUNTEERS, SPONSORS AND FUNDS  NPS Hydrology Program  NAS What To Know About Energy  USDA Community Facilities Loans and Grants  DOE Energy Basics website  Donors Choose  DOE K-12 Energy Curriculum Site  DOE America’s Home Energy Education Challenge  Kohl’s Associates in Action ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION  US Airways  DOT Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety  Southwest Airlines  Safe Routes to Schools  International Walk to School Month  Walking School Bus  Green Education Foundation I Ride Green Program II. Health and Wellness

RECYCLING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT  EPA WasteWise  EPA Reducing Risk From Hazardous Waste AIR QUALITY PRESERVATION  CDC Hazardous Waste Self-Management Checklist

The US Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools is a federal recognition award and should not be confused with any green schools program conducted by individual states or other non-governmental entities.  EPA Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools  Healthy Schools Campaign, Food and Fitness  Walk with Walgreens  EPA Assessing Outdoor Air Near Schools NUTRITION  EPA Clean School Bus USA  USDA Farm to School Program  EPA Healthy Schools Environments Assessment  USDA National Organic Program Tool  USDA Healthier US School Challenge  NPS Air Quality Interactive Education Tool  National Farm to School Network  Green Education Foundation Healthy Schools Audit  The Edible Schoolyard Project  CNCS: Expand Access to Healthy Local Food  Alliance for a Healthier Generation  Better School Food ASTHMA AND SUN SAFETY  The Healthy School Lunch Campaign

 EPA Managing Asthma in Schools  EPA School Flag Program  EPA SunWise Program III. Environmental and Sustainability Education  CDC Tools for Making Your School Asthma-Friendly  ALA Asthma Friendly Schools Toolkit ENERGY CONSERVATION CONTAMINANT MANAGEMENT  DOE EnergyKids  EPA Buy Clean  EPA Integrated Pest Management for Schools  DOE H2 Educate  EPA Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign  EPA Student's Guide to Global Climate Change  EPA Radon Information  NOAA Climate Services: Education  CDC Guidelines for Schools to Prevent Tobacco Use  NPS Climate Change Response Program Education  EPA Managing Asbestos in Schools and Communication Goals  EPA Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting in Schools  EPA Climate Change: What You Can Do At School  EPA Maintenance, Removal, Disposal of PCB Lights  EPA Energy Star Join the Fight Against Climate  CDC Underground Storage Tank Checklist Change  EPA Schools and Mercury  NSF Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness  EPA Mold Remediation in Schools Buildings Network  EPA Drinking Water in Schools Facilities  NSF/ NOAA Earth System Science Education Alliance Courses GREEN CLEANING AND PROCUREMENT  Alliance for Climate Education  EPA Design for the Environment  PG&E Resources for Teachers and Kids  Green Seal  NEED (National Energy Education Development)  ISSA - Worldwide Cleaning Industry Standard Project Curriculum Guide  Green Cleaning for Healthy Schools  Green Guard Environmental Institute  Eco Logo ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY PHYSICAL FITNESS EDUCATION  The First Lady’s Let’s Move!  DOE’s Energy Basics website  Fitnessgram  DOE’s K-12 Energy Curriculum Site  The President’s Challenge  National Energy Education Development Project  Partnership for A Healthier America  ED Resources for Educational Excellence,  Alliance for a Healthier Generation Environment  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Prevent Obesity  NSF Digital Library for Earth System Education  Nature Net Educational Resources The US Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools is a federal recognition award and should not be confused with any green schools program conducted by individual states or other non-governmental entities.  US Partnership for Education for Sustainable  NOAA Environmental Literacy and BWET Grants Development  Lexus Eco-Challenge  NAAEE's Excellence in Environmental Education:  SeaWorld Environmental Excellence Awards Guidelines for Learning (K-12)  Canon Envirothon  Earth Exploration Toolbook  Toyota Tapestry Grant  Facing the Future's Curriculum and Lesson Finder  Toshiba ExploraVision  Green Education Foundation Sustainability Lesson  Toshiba Grants Clearinghouse  The NEED Project's Youth Awards  4-H Exploring Your Environment  Project Learning Tree's GreenWorks!  Project WET  My Energy Gateway  Project WILD EVENTS AND AWARENESS

 World Water Day ASSESSING SUSTAINABILITY LITERACY  Earth Day  World Environment Day  Energy Literacy  National Environmental Education Week  NAAEE Framework for Assessing Environmental  School Building Week Literacy  National Healthy Schools Day  NOAA Ocean Literacy Framework  National Bike to School Day  USGCRP Energy Literacy Framework  Asthma Awareness Month  NOAA/ EPA Environmental Education Evaluation  National Green Week Resource Assistant  National Public Lands Day  PwC’s Sustainability Training Series

HANDS-ON PROJECTS AND CHALLENGES TEACHER RESOURCES  NSF National Lab Network  EPA Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans  DOT Adopt A Ship Program  The National Science Teachers Association Learning  EPA Students for the Environment Center  Coastal America Ocean Artwork Contest  Making Science Make Sense  Change the Equation  DOE STEM Teacher Development  Do Something  Community Resources for Science  Eco-Schools USA  Lawrence Hall of Science  Project Learning Tree’s Green Schools!  Math Out of the Box  National Resources Defense Council Green Squad  Asset Inc  Alliance for Climate Education Biggest Loser  Kinetic City Competition  California Mathematics Engineering Science  Siemens We Can Change The World Challenge Achievement  National Environmental Education Foundation  STEM Education Coalition  Koshland Science Museum Exhibits Sustainable Energy Award  PhET Interactive Simulations  Association of Physics Teachers Resource Center  GLOBE  The Math Forum @ Drexel  National Ocean Sciences Bowl  US Global Change Research Program Climate Change Toolkit for Educators White House Educate to Innovate  NSF National Science Digital Library GRANTS AND AWARDS  NSF Live Science  EPA Environmental Education Grants  NSF ILab Central  EPA President’s Environmental Youth Awards  NSF Science Education Resource Center The US Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools is a federal recognition award and should not be confused with any green schools program conducted by individual states or other non-governmental entities.  NOAA Education  Atmospheric sciences  NOAA Ocean Explorer  NOAA Scholarships, Fellowships and Internships  Teachers Try Science  Biology Teacher Resources SOCIAL NETWORKS  STEM Connector  EarthSky  Project Earth  Beyond the Textbook: The Early Conservation Move  Planet Connect ment  Spotlight: Earth Day Resources CIVIC ENGAGMENT  Civic Road Map  Advancing Civic Learning and Engagement in DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE Democracy  CEFPI School of the Future Design Competition  PwC's Financial Literacy Curriculum  Discover Design  Green Education Foundation Green Building IV. State Resources Program The following are examples of some resources available CONNECTING TO OUTDOORS through state-based green schools programs.  NPS Education Resources  FWS Schoolyard Habitats  Arizona Children's Environmental Health Program:  FWS Let’s Go Outside Green Schools  DOI YouthGo  Alabama Department of Economic and Community  BLM Hands on the Land Affairs  USDA Agriculture In the Classroom  California Association for Environmental and Outdoor  NSF Center for Ocean Sciences for Education Education  NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserves  California Green Schools Initiative  NOAA National Marine and Protected Centers  Florida Department of Environmental Protection Education  Florida Green Schools Network  NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries  Environmental Education in Georgia  NOAA Ocean Guardian School Program  Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation  Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units  Idaho Department of Environmental Quality  NWF Get Outside  Illinois Green Schools Program  Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center Network  Illinois Resource Guide for Healthy, High Performing  Association of Zoos and Aquariums School Buildings  NOAA Teacher at Sea  Indiana Department of Environmental Management  NPS Help Your Parks Kansas Green Schools Program  Kentucky Green & Healthy Schools  Kentucky Department of Education Energy SCHOOL GARDENS AND LANDSCAPE Management MANAGEMENT  Massachusetts School Building Authority  USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry  Massachusetts Department of Environmental Program Protection  Nature Explore Classrooms  Massachusetts Green Schools  School Garden Wizard  Maryland Green School Awards Program  Green Thumb Challenge  Michigan Green Schools Program  Green Schoolyard Network  Minnesota Department of Health – Healthy Environment Program CAREER AND COLLEGE RESOURCES  Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: Green Building  NAAEE Higher Education Directory for Schools  Marine careers  Guide for Change (Minnesota)

The US Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools is a federal recognition award and should not be confused with any green schools program conducted by individual states or other non-governmental entities.  Missouri Children in Nature Challenge  New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection  New Jersey Sustainable Schools Consortium  New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: Green Schools  New York’s Green Cleaning Program  North Carolina Office of Environmental Literacy and Public Affairs  Oklahoma Green Schools Program  Oregon Green Schools  Oregon Sustainable Schools Collaborative  South Carolina Green Steps Schools  Tennessee Green Schools Program  Green Ribbon Schools (Texas based)  Virginia Recycling Association  Virginia Municipal League's Green Public Schools Challenge  Washington Green Schools  Washington Education for Environment and Sustainability  Wisconsin Green & Healthy Schools Program

V. Regional and International Resources

The following are examples of resources available through regional and international green schools programs.

 Foundation for Environmental Education: Eco- Schools Program  North American Association for Environmental Education

The US Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools is a federal recognition award and should not be confused with any green schools program conducted by individual states or other non-governmental entities.