Applications for our 14th Annual Green Difference Awards are open!

Project Green Schools honors and recognizes Outstanding Energy, Environmental & STEAM Education efforts led in our Schools & Communities at our Annual Green Difference Awards.

Nominate a Green Difference Maker today in one of these categories:

Learn More and Apply! Application deadline: Friday, March 26, 2022 at 11:59PM EST

Project Green Schools is challenging schools across the country to develop and implement a meaningful outdoor classroom and learning space that awards one Grand Prize of $10,000 to further enhance an existing space or build a new space.

Schools will submit a formal write-up, proposed budget, and design of their outdoor learning classroom/space.

Project Green Schools will invite the top five designs to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges in Spring 2022 to determine the $10,000 winner.

Application Deadline: 11:59pm EST Friday, April 8, 2022. All U.S. based schools Pre-K – 12 are eligible to apply.

Learn more and download application requirements. Download program flyer.

“Rink Redemption” is a water conservation initiative designed by high school senior and Captain/Goalie, Aubrey Organ, to reduce water usage in homes and at rinks by providing environmental education and tools to raise awareness. She created a PLEDGE for player, teams, rinks, and community members to take during the months of March-World Water Day or April-Earth Day/Month to reduce water usage at home/school/rinks, as well as hosting events. Aubrey hopes to raise funds to put back into the hockey community to establish more rinks like the Climate Pledge Arena that target sustainability as well as develop stewards of the Earth.

Contact Rink Redemption to host your own event.

EMAIL: rinkredemption@gmail.com or follow on INSTAGRAM: @rinkredemption

Join Rink Redemption at the following events:

120 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114

Tuesday, March 29th at 7pm

Cross Insurance Arena

1 Civic Center Square Portland, ME 04101

Saturday, April 16th at 6PM

Dunkin' Donuts Center

1 La Salle Square Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Tuesday, April 19th at 3:05 PM

LEARN more about Rink Redemption, TAKE the Pledge, SUPPORT Aubrey's work, BUY a t-shirt.

Project Green Schools is inviting you to engage your school in meaningful climate education and action by implementing “Race for the Planet” in your school or community.

Participants compete in energy and environmental games and challenges focusing on energy, water, waste, and sustainability, and have the option to raise funds to support a unique project goal to Green Up Your School/Community.

Hosting kits with instructions, challenge materials, videos for opening/closing ceremonies, marketing & fundraising materials, and medals to award will be made available to registered participants.

In honor of United Nations World Water Day, the 10th Annual Massachusetts Water Youth Summit is hosted by Foundation for a Green Future along with Project Green Schools, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC), Conscious Coalition, Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA), YoDo Cameroon, and others.

This year, the Massachusetts Water Forum will unite students from the USA with students across the country and the globe to actively discuss issues pertaining to our water resources under the UN's theme of “Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible.” Learn more and register for this FREE online event.

Universities, college and high school students from across the country are invited to compete in an effort to solve the food waste challenge, March 4-6, 2022. The Food Future Hack is a virtual invention-marathon culminating with the presentation of a short 2-3 minute video of each teams’ solutions.

Prizes will be awarded for each of the following tracks:

● Ideas Track - participants develop innovative concepts along with an implementation plan

● Technology Track - design a prototype of a mobile app or a website

It’s easy to register a team, volunteer as a judge or mentor and to learn more about this exciting event at www.foodfuturehack.com.

K-12 students can also participate in the art contest. The 2022 Theme is: Save Food Save Money : Ways to Prevent Food from Spoilage. Deadline: Friday, April 8, 2022. Learn more here.

The 2022 Design a Better Future Scholarship is currently accepting submissions!

Ever wondered just how much of a difference high school students can make on their communities? The winners from previous years have proven it can be profound. That’s why our Annual Design a Better Future scholarship continues to be a design-thinking, community-improvement project. Each year we fund up to five $10,000 tuition awards, with the top project receiving up to $5,000 to keep the project going. DEADLINE: May 28, 2022 11:59 MST Learn more

Students between 13 and 25 years of age join the virtual water challenge to address the pressing conservation issue of water using their skills in problem-solving, science, research, and teamwork.

Students will learn through engaging webinars, mentoring from industry leaders, and in the end, walk away with valuable experiences about global water challenges and solutions. March 1 - April 22, 2022. Learn more.

Founded by Frida Ruiz and Bianca Palomino, two college freshmen, the Green Cause strives to spread awareness on pressing environmental issues through lessons, presentations, and videos. In a time of political disagreement, international debate, and wide misconception, we devote ourselves to the adage, “knowledge is power” and we believe that through education and awareness, we can make a difference in our changing world. Each of our members become researchers and educators on environmental issues in order to pass on important knowledge to students and peers. Learn more and join The Green Cause.