Green Ribbon Schools

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Green Ribbon Schools
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Why Green Ribbon Schools?

• Before the WhatLets talk about WHY Green Ribbon
  Schools

... stewards of resources...
Reduce obesity...
... improve test scores...
... trim budgets!

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Texas Children in Nature Coalition 60 orgs.

• Solution Green Ribbon Schools
• BOUT

• Help students reach their potential, healthier,
  happier, smarter

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445 schools

• Texas 27 Other States
• Schools
• BOUT

360 TX schools,

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GRS - Permission Based Purposeful Interactions

• Green Ribbon Schools TX Children in Nature
  Coaltion

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• What is GRS?

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Using the Website

• Using the Program Website Resources and Ideas

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Great Published Activities

• Great Published Activities

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Digital Portfolio for Entire School

• Clean Green Slate (recognition) Moderation

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Publish all your schools projects
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Healthier, Happier, Smarter, Kids

• Engaging Students Fabric of the School
  Contest and Grants

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Now Open to All

• Flexible Others Building for Their Needs

UT Brownsville Over 1,100 4th graders Annual
and extend Expand to universities Plus
individual schools Check out the news coverage
video

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Students Mentoring Students - Engaged

• Local Pilot to National Promotion

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Fun, Engaged, Learning Find Your Voice

• Students Asking, Discovering, Applying

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Fun, Engaged, Learning Find Your Voice

• Students Asking, Discovering, Applying

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Building Relationships

• Integrated Social Media Campaigns E-letters,
  Facebook, etc.

Green Ribbon Schools Facebook 2,300 E-letters
5,000 Conferences from PTAs to Student
Councils to Teacher Organizations
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Healthier, Happier, Smarter

• Its About the Kids Wellness - Future

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Next Steps

• HOW TO REGISTER
• Go to greenribbonschools.org
• Click on Register
• Enter the TEACHER CODE
• Teacher Code 88224466-T
• www.greenribbonschools.org

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Steve Amos Steve_at_4cw3.org 512-970-7443 www.gree
nribbonschools.org
Healthier, Happier, Smarter