Green Team @ PS 321 Brooklyn, Mr. John @ PB21 Brooklyn, PS 15 Brooklyn
RACE AGAINST WASTE PROGRAM: Apply by 11/1! 
 
Don't miss this exciting professional development opportunity!

Teams of two teachers of middle or high school students are invited to apply for the Race Against Waste program, a collaboration between Service in Schools and the Office of Sustainability to support teachers in leading students through an investigation of waste in their community and developing a service-learning project to address it. 

The Race Against Waste program is structured as an after-school program led by a team of two teachers and can be used to launch a new Race Against Waste Green Team or extend the work of an existing Green Team. Teachers participating in the Race Against Waste program receive free professional development, opportunities to work with partners from non-profits leading waste reduction initiatives in NYC, and resources and support to complete a service-learning project with students. 

Professional learning sessions will be held on December 6, January 10, and April 25 from 8:30-3:00pm in downtown Manhattan.
Teacher teams selected to participate are required to attend all three days of professional learning.

Click here to learn more about this unique opportunity and click here to apply.
Applications are due by Wednesday, November 1, 2017. 
ZWS WEBSITE: HOW TO SIGN UP
 
Join NYC's online community designed to share and celebrate what schools are doing to protect our environment. Signing up is easy and takes just a few minutes. See the video below for step by step instructions to create an account and start posting today!

ZWS Website & Awards
ZWS WEBSITE MINI CONTEST: Enter by November 10!

To enter, take a picture of your green team in action monitoring cafeteria or classroom bins. Post the picture to the ZWS Website by November 10 and label #monitors.

GREEN TEAM MINI-GRANT FOR NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS
 


Receive up to $500 for your Green Team!  The New York City Department of Sanitation and Citizens Committee for New York City are awarding up to $500 to school Green Teams! Grants must be used for Green Team expenses such as recycling and garden projects, t-shirts/uniforms, school sustainability events, and  eco-friendly giveaways. NYC K-12 public schools are invited to apply. 


For more information, please contact  schools@dsny.nyc.gov.
SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATOR TRAININGS

Brooklyn: Intro to Sustainability
Friday, November 3, 9:30am-3:00pm
Brooklyn Borough Hall,  209 Joralemon Street,  Brooklyn, NY, 11201

Staten Island: Advanced Training I
Friday, December 8, 8am-2:30pm
Michael J. Petrides School,  715 Ocean Terrace, Building A,  Staten Island, NY, 10301

Bronx:Intro to Sustainability
Friday, December 8, 8am-2:30pm 
Bronx Field Support Center,  1230 Zerega Avenue,  Bronx, NY, 10462


Earn up to 6 CTLE credits!  Space is limited so  REGISTER TODAY  to reserve your spot.


Upcoming Opportunities

Grow to Learn Fall Mini Grants
The Grow to Learn mini-grants program is OPEN! The Fall 2017 grant cycle runs from 9:00 am on September 25, 2017 - 11:59 pm October 27th, 2017  Grow to Learn mini-grants are generously supported by Green Mountain Energy and the NYC Department of Education's Sustainability Office.  Your school can apply for a grant between $500 and $2,000.


Green Schools Grants
The New Yore State Association for Reduction, Reuse & Recycling provides up to $500 per school to rejuvenate existing programs or to develop new programs centered around the 3 R's (reduce, reuse, recycle). Awards are made twice yearly; this is a competitive grant so imagination, ingenuity and initiative are valued. 

 




About Us
GrowNYC's Recycling Champions Program (RCP) works in partnership with the  NYC DOE Office of Sustainability and  NYC Department of Sanitation and the first 100 Zero Waste Schools to divert all school recyclables and organics from landfill. Check out the  RCP Toolkit to find resources that can help recycling take off at your school!