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Southwest Virginia Chapter

Southwest Virginia Chapter. CENTER FOR GREEN SCHOOLS. If everyone in the world lived like an average American, we would need more than one planet to support us.*. 5. And as a typical European:*. 3. “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”

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Southwest Virginia Chapter

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  1. Southwest Virginia Chapter

  2. CENTER FOR GREEN SCHOOLS

  3. If everyone in the world lived like an average American, we would need more than one planet to support us.* 5 And as a typical European:* 3 “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” NATIVE AMERICAN PROVERB *Source World Wildlife Fund

  4. SUSTAINABLE ONE PLANET PRINCIPALS: • Zero Carbon (CO2) • Zero Waste • Transportation • Materials • Local Food • Water • Habitats & Wildlife • Culture & Heritage • Equity & Fair Trade • Health & Happiness

  5. K-12 SCHOOLS - 2007

  6. WHY ARE GREEN SCHOOLS IMPORTANT?

  7. IMAGINE

  8. GREEN SCHOOLS CHALLENGE Devise and implement, with the help of professional green mentors & shadows, the most creative, effective and no or low cost sustainable practices for their schools & communities. 2010-2011 Pilot Program

  9. $8,000 USGBC 2010 Grant • USGBC Southwest Virginia • Hampton Roads Green Building Council • James River Green Building Council • National Capital Region

  10. TIME LINE October 20, 2010: Launch 2010-2011 Challenge April 1, 2011: Submit Entries May 1, 2011: Awards at VASS Conference October 2011: Launch 2011-2012 Challenge

  11. GREEN MENTORS & SHADOWS Architects Engineers Builders Developers College Students LEED APs

  12. Green Schools Challenge Judging Criteria Apply to Each Age Level Awards Goal Possible Points 1 Measured Performance To what extent does the project conserve resources or otherwise encourage sustainability (e.g. quantify electricity use before and after initiating the project)? 15 2 Project Documentation Has the school adequately explained and documented the concept and performance of their project? 10 3 Perpetuation Has the school devised a plan to perpetuate the project or will it be forgotten soon after the contest ends? Have the project goals and ideals been incorporated into the curriculum at the school and is there a commitment to maintain and enhance the project in the future? 20 4 Creativity Has this project sparked the imagination of the participants and resulted in unique or unusual ideas? Was the project student driven versus teacher and mentor driven? Has this project influenced any other conversations, projects, curricula, or actions within the school and community? 15 5 Communication Have the goals and actions of this project been sufficiently communicated to students within the entire school and to students at other schools? Is there an ongoing effort to communicate and foster the project's objectives inside and outside the school? 15 6 Greater Community Involvement Has this project attempted to involve the greater community and how successful were they? Have the efforts of this project influenced the greater community? 15 7 Miscellaneous Other items not listed above give strength to this project? 10 Total Possible Points 100 1 15 2 10 3 CREATIVITY & PERPETUATION 20 4 15 5 15 6 15 7 10

  13. 33 Schools: Lynchburg Rockbridge Buena Vista Lexington Smyth County Franklin County Bedford County Roanoke County Roanoke City Salem Martinsville Radford City Virginia Episcopal & James River Day School

  14. PANEL OF JUDGES: Jeff Bain, VSBA President Chuck Saylors, National PTA President Victoria Waters, Green Education Foundation President Emily Knupp, USGBC Center for Green Schools TBD: Non-SW VA Superintendent?

  15. IMAGINE

  16. GREEN STUDENTS IN EVERY SCHOOL WITHIN THIS GENERATION

  17. RESOURCES: www.USGBC.org www.ENERGYSTAR.gov www.COSTAR.com www.USGBCSWVA.org www.GREENDOTSBUILD.org www.gogreenva.org www.greenschoolsalliance.org www.greencupchallenge.net/index.html www.greenschoolbuildings.org/gs101.aspx

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