California Safe Schools Honors
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT
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The schools receiving GREEN FLAG AWARDS for programs in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Recycling:
Aldama Elementary
Fernangeles Elementary
Florence Elementary
Millikan Middle School
Sun Valley Middle School
When: October 4th, 2004 @ 10:00 am
Where: Aldama Elementary School - 632. N. Avenue 50, LA, CA. 90042
History of Green Flag Awards
The Green Flag program provides a mechanism for school environmental
groups (comprised of students, teachers, parents and staff), to explore the
environmental impacts of their school. The program has four project areas (IPM, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Non-Toxic Products, and Indoor Air Quality), and each project area has three levels.
The emphasis of the Green Flag School Program is to engage students in the holistic process of policy creation and implementation. When students understand the Who, What, Where, When, How and Why of an environmental impact (How does it affect me? How do I affect it? Why is it important? How can we improve our behavior? What impact can we have?), then they are much more concerned with making positive change, and really develop their creativity and activism.
For more information:
Robina Suwol, Executive Director
California Safe Schools www.calisafe.org
California Mentor for Green Flag Program
818-785-5515
Green Flag Award is great honor for LA Unified and California Safe Schools.
Encouraging our youth to support the Green Flag Program is a noble effort.