California Green Ribbon School

Recognition Description:

The U.S. Department of Education's Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) recognition award honors schools, school districts, and Institutes of Higher Education for excellence in resource efficiency, health and wellness, and environmental and sustainability education.

The recognition award is part of a larger U.S. Department of Education (ED) effort to identify and communicate practices that result in improved student engagement, academic achievement, graduation rates, and workforce preparedness; and reinforces federal efforts to increase energy independence and economic security.

This recognition is based on our demonstrated progress towards reaching the goals of each of the three ED-GRS Pillars, which are:

• Pillar I: Reduce environmental impact and costs
• Pillar II: Improve the health and wellness of schools, students, and staff
• Pillar III: Provide effective environmental education, which teaches many disciplines, and is especially good at effectively incorporating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), civic skills, and green career pathways

Learn more about this recognition here: California Green Ribbon Award