Coming Soon...
2019 Green Difference Awards
Friday, May 10th, 2019
10 - 12pm
MA State House
Application period opens next week! Be on the look out!
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Collecting All Caps and Old Toothbrushes!
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PGS National Youth Council Jr Officer Justin is on a mission to collect 200 pounds of plastic.
All of the caps will be melted down into a buddy bench that will be placed in his Los Angeles community.
Justin’s wants to empower and educate others about how making a small change in their life, like recycling or changing the type of toothbrush they use, can have a positive impact on the planet. To learn more about:
Follow the National Youth Council students on their Instagram page:
pgs_council
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Save the Date! Project Green Schools Is Headed Back to MarineLab!
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Coming soon....
Project Green Schools is excited to collaborate with
Scenic America for mindful environmental content and opportunities for hands-on learning. Stay Tuned!
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K-12 Water Conservation Curriculum for Schools with UgMo Technologies and PGS
UgMO is committed to delivering purpose-built platform solutions that drive sustainable change in natural resource management practices and outcomes. Through agronomic expertise and cutting-edge technology solutions, UgMO delivers live soil conditions and actionable insights that conserve resources, save money and improve operations - all while guaranteeing healthy sustainable landscapes.
Recognizing that education is the foundation of all sustainability efforts, UgMO has partnered with Project Green Schools to support and inspire the next generation of environmental leaders to innovate new ways of driving water conservation and sustainability. Through this partnership, UgMO develops impactful water conservation curriculum for K-12 students and sponsors the students implementing those initiatives.
Who should sign up?
Any interested student, class, club or school who wants to explore water conservation at their school.
How do I sign up?
Sign up online for free
here.
Questions?
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PGS Director of Student Engagement Publishes a New Book!
Our North Atlantic right whale is on the brink of extinction. People across the country are taking action to help save this iconic and majestic species. Local author Angela Kakabeeke has written a children’s book to engage young people and their parents in actions to help protect the right whale.
Whale Alert! (the book has an exclamation point in title)
takes kids on an exciting adventure out at sea. They will learn about the tools marine biologists use as they search for ways to help ocean animals.
Angela’s book tour is supported by Women Working for Oceans a non-profit organization with a mission to promote healthy and sustainable oceans through education that inspires advocacy and action. Please visit
womenworkingforoceans.org
to get involved and learn more.
Learn more about Angela.
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Call for Applications for the President’s Environmental Youth Award
The application period is now open for the 2018 President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) program. The PEYA program recognizes outstanding environmental stewardship projects by K-12 youth, promoting awareness of our nation's natural resources and encouraging positive community involvement. Winners of this year’s awards will be invited to a ceremony in Washington, D.C. in mid-2019, and have their project highlighted on EPA’s website. EPA will select up to two winners in each of EPA’s 10 Regions – one regional winner for Grades K-5 and one regional winner for Grades 6-12.
Applications are due February 1, 2019
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Learn More
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2019 Secretary’s Awards for Excellence Program
(
Massachusetts Only)
The 2019 Secretary’s Awards for Excellence Program is now accepting nominations for this year. The electronic application is now live on EEA’s website –
click for application
. We will accept application up to March 30, 2019.
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Biogen Foundation Spark Video Contest!
ATTENTION middle and high school students in Massachusetts and North Carolina!
Create a 30-second to 3-minute video on the topic of biotechnology in your life. Please make sure the video is accurate and creative and have your teachers submit the video here (two submissions per school), because each school that submits an eligible video will win $500 and you could win a GoPro video camera!
Deadline: January 10, 2019
Learn More
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2018 Healthy Kids Heroes Announced
"For 2018, there are three heroes. Each is known for effective advocacy and professionalism, the ability to inspire others, and especially for being compassionate, genuine and kind. Their work illustrates the power of...
Read More
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PGS Welcome's Two New Partnerships
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Greening Forward is hosting a Green Media Contest, where they ask students to create articles or artwork that highlight important environmental issues. Winners of the contest have their work featured by Greening Forward and receive several prizes such as cash and eco-shirts. This is a great opportunity for young people to use their voices to bring attention to a topic they are passionate about!
Deadline: February 14, 2019
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Learn More
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Want to reduce your carbon footprint, and save money? Install
UCapture
.
UCapture is an internet browser extension that combats climate change, for free, when you shop online. It also provides online coupon codes, so you can save money and save the planet.
UCapture has partnered with over 5,000 online retailers. UCapture earn commissions when you shop, which they use to fund carbon offset projects like reforestation and methane capture.
As such, UCapture captures the “cost of carbon” in a win-win-win for consumers, companies and the planet. Save money. Save the planet. UCapture.
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Starting in January, Grades of Green is launching our four-month Waste Campaign for 6th-12th grade students to engage eco-heroes across the globe to take action to reduce waste and develop sustainable, student-led solutions to waste issues relevant to their region.
Winning Campaign Teams, announced in April, will also receive up to
$1,000 in Eco-Grant prizes
to fund their innovative solutions.
Deadline January 11, 2019
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Registration
is currently open and early bird rates end January 25
th
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Expo booths and tabletops are also currently available, and the early bird rate for them ends January 31
st
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Click
for more information..
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Register now
for the 2019 Students for Zero Waste Week campaign March 18 - April 26, 2019
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Girls STEM Summit-Statewide March 31, 2019 hosted by Jr.Tech with Facility Host Partner Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT).
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Additional Resources, Grants, Recognitions, Scholarships, Internships and Competitions
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Project Green Schools Has A New Address
Please note that we have a new mailing address:
Project Green Schools
3 Village Green North #311 PMB 191
Plymouth, MA 02360
Plymouth, MA 02360 |
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Feature Your Business with Project Green Schools
Consider a listing level that works for you:
Gold Listing - $250...2 Featured Business articles in Newsletter and also shared over PGS Social Media Platform [Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn]. Plus year-round banner ad ½ year on our
website. Choose your time of year!
Green Listing
- $500... 4 Featured Business articles in Newsletter and also shared over PGS Social Media Platform [Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn]. Plus year-round banner ad full year on our
website.
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Project Green Schools |3 Village Green North #311 PMB 191, Plymouth, MA 02360 | info@projectgreenschools.org
www.projectgreenschools.org
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