This afternoon I hosted Tanya Aguilar, South Lake’s Community School Liaison, Grecia Albarracin, Jenny Mendez-Guerrero and Cresthaven Elementary School CSLs and helped them start their Green Schools application. E Jean-Philippe Merilyn Burroughs MCPS Community Schools Team Hope L. McGuire MCPS Community Schools Team MAEOE Lee Derby MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance
Happy Earth Day! Our 4th application as a Green School has been approved!! Thank you to MAEOE, MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance, Giancarlo Rodriguez, Lee Derby, MCPS Waste Reduction/Recycling, and Jim Stufft for your support through the application process!
Mr. Umar from MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance came to Arcola to present a Lunch and Learn lesson on recycling as well as our food recovery program. Students were engaged and are ready to make a difference! E Jean-Philippe Merilyn Burroughs Hope L. McGuire MCPS Community Schools Team Lee Derby
Thank you Mr. Umar from MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance for reminding/ introducing our community to the Food Recovery Program to help eliminate food waste! Liz Collins
This evening Giancarlo Rodriguez taught staff everything we need to know about #GreenSchools . Data, solar panels, new projects to start, and in house field trips! MCPS Community Schools Team E Jean-Philippe Merilyn Burroughs Hope L. McGuire MCPS Waste Reduction/Recycling MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance MAEOE Lee Derby
This is the kind of thing that excites me! Thank you MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance and Rise N Shine Foundation for discussing the food recovery program to eliminate waste in our school. @MCPSCommunitySc
This afternoon the MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance team came to train CSLs. I was asked to showcase our work on Arcola’s Green School renewal application. MCPS Community Schools Team E Jean-Philippe Merilyn Burroughs Hope L. McGuire MAEOE
I'm 'buggin' out' that I interviewed Dr. Ronda Hamm Dr. Ronda Hamm for Ashburton's upcoming STEAM Night! Thank you for your time and all of your contributions to ag science. 🐛🪲🐞Your words were inspiring and uplifting! OEEP Staff MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance TQ Star American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture MAEOE
Second graders had a blast making bookmarks with Diane Lill from Conservation Nation. Students started with old newspapers, made pulp, and turned them into bookmarks. Once they dry, they will be decorated by students. MCPS Community Schools Team E Jean-Philippe Merilyn Burroughs MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance MAEOE #greenschool
Our Food Recovery and Recycling program is in full swing! Unopened food is available on the share carts & fridge for students. Leftover food will be donated to a shelter. Thank you Rise N Shine Foundation MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance Giancarlo Rodriguez @MCPSCommunitySc
GreenKids Nature Forward visited Arcola today to teach our #greenteam how to make their own cleaners to use at home or at school. Goodbye nasty chemicals! MCPS Community Schools Team E Jean-Philippe Merilyn Burroughs ArcolaES_Wellness Hope L. McGuire MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance MCPS Waste Reduction/Recycling Lee Derby MAEOE
Our student led MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance team gave praise notes to staff that had their lights off or were working with natural light or using energy efficient torchiere lamps. Violations were given to empty rooms that left lights on. @MCPSCommunitySc E Jean-Philippe Merilyn Burroughs MAEOE Giancarlo Rodriguez
Capping the day off by taking action to positively impact the local environment MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance
More ways today’s PHS freshmen helped and connected with the earth Mark A. Carothers MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance OEEP Staff
Beyond impressed by the large turnout and hard work of our high schoolers during today’s Environmental Volunteer Day. The future is bright! Jennifer Strouble MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance OEEP Staff MAEOE
Maryland Green School Award Achieved by Eastern Middle School! Lisa Shorts Eastern Middle School Green Team MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance #EMSGreenTeam
Such amazing results from everyone’s hard work. Well, almost everyone 😃 MCPS Division of Sustainability & Compliance OEEP Staff Mark A. Carothers
