Eco Schools USA

Eco-Schools USA is the nation’s largest comprehensive green school program.

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Great teacher workshop to start the new semester! Teachers from Miami-Dade learned about climate resilient gardens and outdoor classrooms! A collaboration between Dream in Green, the Connect to Protect Network, and UF/IFAS Extension. Thanks Royal Palm Elementary and Mrs. Cardona.

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Today 4th & 5th graders from Ludlam Elementary did an amazing job conducting an Biodiversity Audit of their school & starting to prep the area for their future Pine Rockland habitat garden 🙌🏽 @ludlam_elem @nwfeducation @mdcps_steam_ @MDCPS @STEAMDesignated

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Beautiful garden maintenance day! Revamping the Pine Rockland Habitat garden at Royal Palm Elementary @ESUSASouthFL @RoyalPalmElem @MDCPSSTEAM @MDCPSSouth @STEAMDesignated @MDCPS @EcoSchoolsUSA

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Next generation of South Florida’s Pine Rockland habitat experts, 4th & 5th graders from Ludlam Elementary. In January 2023, they will be installing their own Pine Rockland garden at their school!

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4th grade Eco Action Team. Consumption and waste audit. Wesley Matthews Elementary going for their Green Flag this year!! @wmes_bulldogs @miami_dade_public_schools @miamischools @mdcps_steam_ @nwfeducation

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Final day of video shoot! Hurricane Ian set us back, but now the EcoSchool USA recycling video project is almost ready to come out! @MDCPSSTEAM @RoyalPalmElem @EcoSchoolsUSA @MDCPSSci @MDCPSSouth @STEAMDesignated @MDCPS

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For #HispanicHeritageMonth, @NWF will be exploring various plant and animal life throughout Latin America. We are starting off the month with the Coquí - a small tree frog native to the island of Puerto Rico, known as Borikén to the Indigenous Taíno. 🐸

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📲Download the latest #CleanEarthChallenge activity about Food Waste.

🚮Plan a clean up to help meet the goal of collecting one million pieces of trash and debris

🏫Schools can register now & learn how to apply for a $300 action grant: https://t.co/WnY8cSsIR2

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Have you been keeping up with all the #CleanEarthChallenge activities? Download a free Teacher's Guide. Find activities for youth K-12 to take action for Watersheds, Wildlife & Food Waste. A new activity will be released next week! https://t.co/8SuBeqdINX

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4th & 5th graders from the Eco-Action Team are the stars of this new video funded by NWF. They want to inspire & motivate all the schools from the @MDCPS district to start their own paper ♻️program. Look for it soon! @MDCPSSTEAM @EcoSchoolsUSA @RoyalPalmElem

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Today our Eco-Action Team kicked off Recycling ♻️ Last year we recycled one ton of paper and cardboard. We are setting our goal higher this year! So proud to partner with @ESUSASouthFL and @Dream_in_Green in order to maximize our efforts! Take a look at our green pledge this year

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Education Newsletter Spring 2022 https://t.co/0roVwh3Jz1

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@RoyalPalmElem @MDCPSSouth @Dream_in_Green So amazing to see them involved and motivated to re-start the recycling program at their Eco- School USA! I am very proud of them!

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Finally! After a one year hiatus because of COVID-19 safety protocols, Eco-Schools USA in M-DCPS can re-start the paper & cardboard recycling programs as part of the Consumption & Waste environmental pathway. Royal Palm Elementary Eco-School USA.

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Integrating math while weeding the garden, why not? Native Pine Rockland Habitat Garden, Palm Springs Elementary Eco-School USA

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Teacher professional development at Royal Palm Elementary Eco-School USA outdoor classroom. 2021-2022 Partnership between NWF and M-DCPS STEAM Academics.

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Ready for our Eco-School USA & M-DCPS STEAM teacher professional development workshop!!

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Royal Palm Elementary. Awesome job 5th graders! School grounds map completed as part of the Schoolyard Habitat environmental pathway audit. Eco-Schools USA

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Using the Google Earth app, another group of Mrs. Cardona’s 5th grade class is responsible for drawing the map of the school grounds to complete the Schoolyard Habitat audit.

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Royal Palm Elementary. Mrs. Cardona’s 5th grade class conducting a biodiversity plant & wildlife count for the Schoolyard Habitat audit. They are going for the Eco-School USA Green Flag this year!