Living Green
Teaching Green | Being Green | Living Green
Living green is about how our school partners with our community to promote and expand eco-awareness and responsibility. Our partnerships encourage us to practice sustainability and environmental literacy. Here we focus on the section the third objective of the Green Schools Application: Community Partnerships.
Cedar Grove PTA
- Co-sponsored In-school and out of school field trips:
- Maryland Science Center Visit
- Historical Agricultural Center
- The Pumpkin Patch
- Visiting the Audubon Society Grounds
- Joint School-PTA efforts:
Audubon Naturalist Society
- Naturalist lessons from Green Kids:
- Salad Tables
Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education
Attended MAEOE conferences 2011-2019. We hope to continue in 2024!
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
MCPS Department of Outdoor Education
- Smith Center
- Partnership
- In-school field trip
- Support in creating school gardens
- Loaning practices
- Attendance at Bear Day
Maryland Forestry Board, Montgomery County Division
Red Wiggler Community Farm
- Partnership
- In-school presentation
- Sharing planting spaces
School Energy Recycling Team (SERT)
The Green Kids Application Process
This involves our entire school community, including representatives from our PTA.
Commitment Letters; Part II of the Application
Science Reference Services (from the Library of Congress)
Environmentalism: Resources for students, young adults, educators, and parents.