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Alabama Green Ribbon Schools
What a pleasure and an honor to be invited to the Green Ribbon Schools Award ceremony sponsored by the Alabama State Department of Education! As the awards were presented it was so heartwarming and heartening to learn how conservation organizations, schools, and teachers, working together, can make our communities healthier and more beautiful for all. Three schools and one school district won the Alabama Green Ribbon Schools Award.
Traci Ingleright Enrichment Teacher, Gwin Elementary and Claire Datnow, Author
They are Gwin Elementary School, Hoover, AL; Fayetteville High School, Talladega County; Munford Middle and High Schools, Talladega, County; and Talladega County School District. Last year the state of Alabama had three schools win the Alabama Green Schools Award of which two schools won the national honor: Winterboro High School and Munford Elementary School, both located in Talladega County.
Jo Kittinger, Claire Datnow, Irene Latham and Heather Montgomery (authors)
The Green Ribbon Award honors schools that are creating healthy and sustainable learning environments and teaching environmental literacy. Under the leadership of knowledgable and enthusiastic teachers students are launching innovative projects beneficial to the environment and the community. These include: saving energy, recycling, creating outdoor nature centers and wildlife habits, providing healthy lunches, and encouraging physical activity.
Claire Datnow presenting her eco mystery series, The Adventures of The Sizzling Six.
After the awards ceremony we adjourned to a nearby park for a delicious picnic lunch organized by the State Department of Education and the Environmental Education AssociationAlabama. Winning schools received gifts from state conservation organizations. Alabama authors were invited to presented their ecology themed books as a special treat for the children who had worked so hard to win this prestigious award. Authors Jo Kittinger, Heather Montgomery, Irene Latham and Claire Datnow were delighted to gift their their environmental children’s books to the winning schools. To learn more please visit:
Green Ribbon Schools
Green Ribbons Schools Facebook
Alabama Environmental Education Association
Legacy, Inc
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Alabama Ornithological Society
Alabama Cooperative Extension Services
Alabama Forestry Association
AMSTI & AL Forestry Association
Alabama Forestry Commission
Birmingham Audubon Society
The Nature Conservancy
Heather Montgomery
Jo Kittinger
Irene Lathham
Claire Datnow
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