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Green School
MAEOE Certifies Slade as a 2022 Maryland Green School
The Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) announced
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Maryland Green Schools are part of a national and international community of sustainable green schools in which students become better stewards of our Earth’s resources and develop a better understanding of their own local environment. Slade is now one of 680 active Maryland Green Schools, comprising 34% of all Maryland schools.
MAEOE is a non-profit organization whose mission is to encourage, engage, and empower the community to understand, responsibly use, and promote the natural world. MAEOEs Maryland Green School program began in 1999.
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Over the past two years, our school has demonstrated and documented a continuous effort to integrate sustainable environmental management practices, environmental education curriculum, professional development opportunities, and community engagement into our daily operations. This award signifies that our school has made a commitment to developing stewards of the earth and reducing the environmental impact of our school.
Our Green School Initiatives
- A Plant for Every Classroom
- No-Waste Lunch
- Terrapins in the Classroom, a partnership with the National Aquarium
- Earth Day Celebrations
- Green School Committee Elective
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Shoe drives
- Used blanket, coat, and clothing drives
- Harvesting at First Fruits Farm
- Eco-education field trips
- Electronics recycling
Future Green School Plans
- Planning a butterfly garden with the Master Gardening Extension at the University of Maryland, College Park
- Planting butterfly garden
- Transforming butterfly garden into way-station for Monarch butterflies
Mrs. Slaton and Mrs. Urbas received our Green School flag and recognition as a new Maryland Green School at the Annual Maryland Green School Youth Summit on May 26, at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis.