Volume 10 | Issue 3
Green Schools Challenge
And we're off...

Dream in Green has kicked off its 16 year of the Green Schools Challenge! We have hosted 2 professional developments for teachers and they have returned to their classrooms to begin their implementation of the program. Student teams have begun to make their green pledges!
Enrollment is now open for the 2022-2023 Green Schools Challenge!

Enroll your K-12 school to get access to
  • environmental education curriculum
  • lessons aligned with Florida St standards
  • professional development for teachers
  • access to mini-grants for green projects
  • year round staff support
Teacher Corner
Professional Development Workshop

Dream in Green is partnering with Solar United Neighbors to provide a professional development workshop for teachers on October 5th! The workshop will cover energy efficiency and solar power as a renewable energy source. Teachers will participate in hands-on activities, and receive resources & tools they can integrate into their classrooms.

MDCPS teachers can now register through My Learning Plan for Master Plan Points.
Parent Letters

Help parents understand more about the Green Schools Challenge and the work their children are doing with you surrounding sustainability and environmental education. Share these letters with parents, available in 3 languages.
DIG Team - Environmental Leaders
Kelli Eek from Estonia is joining Dream in Green for the Fall 2022 as the Community Solutions Program Fellow, a professional leadership development program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Kelli has a Master's Degree in journalism and she has worked in educational communication for the past six years. She is also a video editor and loves to tell stories through videos. 
 
In Dream in Green Kelli will work with the Green Schools Challenge, producing videos and helping to share the stories from schools on social media. She will also bring her expertise in communications to help DIGs messages reach a wider audience. 
 
This is DIG's 4th year hosting a CSP Fellow and is excited for Kelli to join the team and a worldwide network through the Community Solution Program.
Djedly Francois Joseph is a supervisor at Sonje Ayiti Organization in Haiti. In his role, he develops and leads business management trainings to promote female entrepreneurship. He has experience working with youth engagement and education initiatives as well. His own initiative, Entre Les Pages, promotes the importance of literature in Haitian culture and uses teaching and mentorship to equip young people especially children through a program called “Enlighten Children” with knowledge about the world around them including civic engagement, environmental issues, and more.

He joins Dream in Green as a Community Engagement Exchange program fellow and is excited for his time with the DIG team and hopes to strengthen his leadership and project management skills. 
In the Community
Miami-Dade County has partnered with Florida International University to launch its Shading Dade program to tackle the growing urban heat island effect. This citizen science initiative relies on the public to deploy heat sensors throughout the community. Selected locations are where residents are most likely to gather and "[...] to get a hyperlocal look into these areas’ felt-temperatures, other characteristics such as tree canopy, infrastructure type, and areas of more vulnerable populations, are considered during deployment."
Thanking Our Sponsors
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