Carmel Middle School, along with four other educational institutions in California, were honored on Earth Day by the U.S. Department of Education with its fourth annual Green Ribbon School awards.
U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the winning schools and districts as part of Wednesday's Earth Day celebrations. A total of 58 K-12 schools and 14 districts in 26 states, plus the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity, were honored. The complete list of the honorees can be found on the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Awards Page. A brief description of their award-winning Green Ribbon programs is available from the U.S. Department of Education report, Highlights from the 2015 Honorees.
U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools have developed a comprehensive approach to creating "green" environments through reducing environmental impact, promoting health, and ensuring a high-quality environmental and outdoor education program. Torlakson selected California's nominees for the honor based on a competitive application reviewed by the California Department of Education, along with state and federal agency partners and the California Association of Private School Organizations.
To read more about Carmel's program in the story I wrote about them click here.
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Friday, April 24, 2015
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
All Monterey County high school students were invited
to a national discussion regarding the Dust Bowl and the environment at the National Steinbeck Center.
Only about 90 attended.
Monterey County was invited as part of the National Youth Summit, a discussion led by the Smithsonian Institution. Organizers believe poor participation could be owed to transportation issues. It could have been students are taking yet another exam this week. It could have been lack of communication.
For whatever reason, it was sad to think local students were missing out in a great opportunity to deepen their knowledge of history. An opportunity to make it relevant to their lives, a glimpse into what they could do to get involved. An opportunity to look at the Salinas Valley in a national, global context.
I often hear adults talk about how students learn better when the content is relevant. This was relevant. This is history directly linked to the present. This is our environment, our agriculture, our land, our future.
And there were so few of us there to see it.
Only about 90 attended.
Monterey County was invited as part of the National Youth Summit, a discussion led by the Smithsonian Institution. Organizers believe poor participation could be owed to transportation issues. It could have been students are taking yet another exam this week. It could have been lack of communication.
For whatever reason, it was sad to think local students were missing out in a great opportunity to deepen their knowledge of history. An opportunity to make it relevant to their lives, a glimpse into what they could do to get involved. An opportunity to look at the Salinas Valley in a national, global context.
I often hear adults talk about how students learn better when the content is relevant. This was relevant. This is history directly linked to the present. This is our environment, our agriculture, our land, our future.
And there were so few of us there to see it.
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