Deadline: 28-Oct-22

The Center for Green Schools and Green Schools National Network are excited to partner again to co-present the Best of Green Schools Awards to celebrate the hard work being done by people, schools, campuses and organizations to push the green schools movement forward.

The Best of Green Schools awards aim to celebrate the schools, districts, individuals and communities making strides toward the common goal of green schools for all within this generation.

Categories and Criteria

• K–12 School : Recognizing schools that have consistently modeled exemplary green school practices and shared what they have learned with external communities.
• School System:  Recognizing school systems and districts that have created long-term partnerships, demonstrated a commitment to systemic change and shared best practices with external communities.
• Higher Education Institution : Recognizing higher education institutions or faculty members who have made a significant contribution to the K–12 green schools movement through partnership, research and/or scholarship.
• Policy Maker : Recognizing individuals who have demonstrated exemplary efforts in promoting policies at the local, state or federal level that support the necessary systemic change to ensure that all children can attend a green school.
• Ambassador : Recognizing individuals who have demonstrated exemplary efforts in partnering with schools to promote sustainability in K–12 classroom settings and have engaged community organizations to create systemic change to strengthen the green schools movement and create a more sustainable future.
• Michelle Curreri Collaborator Award:  Recognizing organizations and governmental agencies that have made substantial contributions in advancing the green schools movement.
• Student Leader:  Recognizing K–12 students who have demonstrated exemplary efforts in promoting improvements to their schools and communities.
• Business Leader : Recognizing private sector organizations and individuals who have made substantial contributions in advancing the green schools movement.
• Transformation : Recognizing investments of time, energy and resources to transform a school, school community, event or policy into an exemplary model for the green schools movement.
• Moment for the Movement:  Recognizing events, initiatives or happenings that significantly advanced the green schools movement nationally or internationally.

For more information, visit https://www.usgbc.org/articles/call-nominations-2023-best-green-schools-awards