USGBC & GSNN Announce the 2016 Best of Green Schools Honorees

Pittsburgh, PA, April 1, 2016—The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), in collaboration with the Green Schools National Network, announced the 2016 Best of Green School award recipients.

The awards recognize 11 individuals, institutions, projects and events representing the best environmental efforts in schools across the country and highlight the national leaders and innovators in school sustainability for the year. The awards were announced at the Green Schools Conference and Expo taking place in Pittsburgh this week.

Recipients include:

K-12 School – Environmental Charter Schools (Los Angeles, California)

Higher Education Institution – Wings of Hope Environmental Education Program at Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers, Florida)

Policy Maker – Representative Chris Lee (House District 51, Hawaii)

Collaboration – Space to Grow: Greening Chicago Schoolyards (Chicago, Illinois)

Transformation – USGBC Louisiana Green Schools Initiative (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

Student Leadership – Hammond Junior High Magnet School (Hammond, Louisiana)

Moment for the Movement (Tie) –

Green Schools Alliance District Collaborative (Washington, D.C.) and

Research Summit on Childhood Health and School Buildings (Washington, D.C.)

Ambassador – Deborah Moore, Green Schools Initiative (Berkeley, California)

Business Leadership – Pauline Souza, WRNS Studio Partner and Director of Sustainability (San Francisco, California)

This year’s Green Apple Day of Service will take place on September 24, 2016. The annual Green Apple Day of Service brings together thousands of students, teachers, parents and community leaders from around the globe to improve our school environments through service projects, education, community events and more.community events and more.