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What Is A Green School?

At the Green Schools Initiative, we use a "Four Pillars" framework that integrates efforts to reduce schools' ecological footprints, make school environments healthier, and get the whole community thinking about solutions to the problems we face. We encourage schools to use the Precautionary Principle: "Better Safe than Sorry." The Pillars cover everything from new construction to maintenance, food service to gardens, and office supplies to classroom curricula.

Get started! We've got tools like a sample vision statement, information on forming a Green Committee, and a Report Card Quiz that you can use to measure how green your school is. We can guide you in an environmental assessment of your school, and lead you step-by-step to achieving your school's green goals.

Take the first step with "How to Green Your School."

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