Register for the Green & Healthy Schools Institute Today!

Green & Healthy Schools Wisconsin is web-based, self-paced, voluntary, and available to all Wisconsin PK-12* public and private schools. The program is administered through a partnership between the Department of Natural Resources, Department of Public Instruction, and Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education. Green & Healthy Schools Wisconsin provides information, resources, and announcements for all school staff, community members, and others interested in green and healthy initiatives and activities for Wisconsin schools.

Through this program, schools can find support to get started or continue to move forward and receive recognition for green and healthy measures already put in place, such as integrating environmental education in the curriculum, upgrading to efficient fluorescent lighting fixtures or attaining LEED or Energy Star Certification. 

*Public school 4K or 5K programs in community locations are eligible for Green & Healthy certification, even if they serve a wider age range. Child care and Head Start centers on their own  are NOT eligible for US Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools recognition.

WAEE 2014 Annual Conference with Green and Healthy Schools Mark your calendar for the 2014 WAEE Annual Conference. WAEE is teaming up with the Green and Healthy Schools Institute to bring together educators, administrators, facilities specialists and other school staff. This year's theme "40 Years of Collaboration" will highlight partnerships that have been and can be created to improve environmental & sustainability literacy, reduce environmental impacts & costs, improve health & wellness and much more.

School Garden Symposium

Come to Treehaven, where professional gardeners and garden educators from across Wisconsin will offer hands-on instruction on a variety of topics, including kid-friendly gardening activities, seed saving, ideas for extending the growing season, and how to work with school cafeterias to set up composting and food tasting programs.

U.S. Department of Ed Green Ribbon Schools Winners Announced

Wisconsin is tops again in federal Green Ribbon Schools program. State Superintendent Tony Evers congratulated four schools and one school district from Wisconsin which earned Green Ribbon Awards from the U.S. Department of Education. For the second year in a row, more
winners in the program come from Wisconsin than any other state.

Green Ribbon School Nominees Announced

State Superintendent Tony Evers nominated four schools and one school district for recognition in the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools program.

GHS Cool Choices Game Register to become a Green & Healthy School – Play the Cool Choices game! Engage your staff and/or students in an electronic game, Cool Choices, which will help you in completing the GHS application in a fun, easy, and social way. This game is only available to schools certified in the Green & Healthy Schools Wisconsin program!

Recycling Bin Grants Looking for a way to improve recycling efforts at your school? The Green & Healthy School Recycling Bin Grant provides up to 25 FREE recycling bins for your school

Related Organizations Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources   Madison, WI 53707-7921 The Department of Natural Resources is responsible for implementing the laws of the state and, where applicable, the laws of the federal government that protect and enhance the natural resources of our state. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction   Madison, WI 53707 United States EE has been required in Wisconsin's schools since 1983. DPI's Environmental Education Consultant, Victoria Rydberg, provides support to teachers and the EE field as a whole to build capacity for environmental literacy in the state. Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education   Stevens Point, WI 54481 The WCEE assists in the development, dissemination, implementation and evaluation of teacher and student K-12 EE programs.