Michigan Green Schools Certification 2011-2012
The state of Michigan has an official Michigan Green School Law, which encourages all public and private schools to participate in easy to administer energy saving and environmental activities in a suggested plan with 24 choices. Any school that achieves 10 of these points in an academic year will receive an official Michigan Green School Designation. For the 2011-2012 school year, applications are only available online (paper-free!)
Go to http://www.lawmasc.net/greenschools.htm and register for the listserv if you are not already receiving the Livingston/Washtenaw Green School Emails. This is the only way to get the link to submit your application!
Important Dates:
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January 1st: Recieve application email through
list-serv (must sign up before!)
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February 1st: Applications begin to be accepted
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March 1st: APPLICATION DEADLINE (at midnight)*
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Mid-March: School will be contacted about your Green School status
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April 16th: Green School Award Ceremony (4:30pm - 6:00pm at the Washtenaw Intermediate School District)
*March 1st will be annual deadline for Green School applications every year from now on.
Forms and Documents:
- Green School Point Recording Sheet (.doc)
Green School Point Recording Sheet (.docx)
Online Application Preview (.pdf)
Online Application Directions (.pdf)
Patches:
Flags given to Green Schools this year will not have the year imprinted on them. Emerald and Evergreen schools can elect to purchase a patch for their flag that shows they are an emerald or evergreen school for $5 each. Below you can see the artwork for the patches:
- Emerald patch (pdf)
- Evergreen patch (pdf)
Related
Recycle Ann Arbor has launched its 2012 Earth Day Video Contest, for students in grades 6-8 in Washtenaw County who recycle and want to encourage others. The video should be entitled 'Why I Recycle', and should be no longer than three minutes. The winning student will receive a $500 savings bond and a Recycling Workshop for their class. Four runners up will receive a $50 gift card for our partner Nicola's Books. Flyer (pdf).