Tag: Sustainable Jersey for Schools
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Johnson Park School and Littlebrook School earn sustainability honors
The Johnson Park School and the Littlebrook School have earned “Sustainable Jersey for Schools” bronze-level certification for 2022, based on their efforts to encourage sustainability, according to the Princeton Public Schools. Both elementary schools earned points for the school district’s basic efforts to track their energy and water usage, quantifying their carbon footprint, performing energy…
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Howell Middle School South dedicates greenhouse as part of a ‘learnscape’
HOWELL — In 2019, Howell Middle School South, Ramtown-Greenville Road, was awarded a Sustainable Jersey for Schools grant in the amount of $10,000 titled, “Feeding Howell’s Minds and Bodies.” Unlike other outdoor classrooms and school gardens, this grant seeks to create community partnerships and promote global stewardship, according to a press release. “It is essential…
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Campbell Elementary School in Metuchen serves as sustainable model; celebrates new larger capacity bike rack
METUCHEN – A $10,000 grant to install a new bike rack and purchase recycling receptacles placed in and around the school has helped Campbell Elementary School in its efforts “to promote energy conservation and make recycling common place.” The new bike rack replaces the current limited “rusty and dented” bike rack with the capacity for…
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Howell school district recognized by Sustainable Jersey for Schools
HOWELL – All of the schools in the Howell K-8 School District have met the requirements to achieve silver level certification and a Digital Schools Star recognition from Sustainable Jersey for Schools. Sustainable Jersey for Schools is a certification program for public schools in New Jersey. It was launched by Sustainable Jersey, an organization that…
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MCVTS East Brunswick campus honored for sustainability efforts
EAST BRUNSWICK – The East Brunswick campus of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVTS) has been granted Bronze Certification by Sustainable Jersey for Schools. “Schools that earn this certification are considered by their peers, professional associations, experts and civic organizations in New Jersey to be among the leading schools in the state,” Randy…
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Howell public schools achieve sustainability certification
HOWELL – All 12 schools in the Howell K-8 School District have met the requirements to achieve Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification. These schools form part of a group of 108 schools that achieved the Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification in 2019. The 12 Howell schools that have achieved certification are Adelphia Elementary School, Aldrich…
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Grant offers students with disabilities offer to garden, donate produce to area food pantry
The Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools will use a $10,000 grant from Sustainable Jersey for Schools to fund a summer internship program in which students with disabilities will work on gardens on the East Brunswick and Piscataway campuses. Ten students will be paid to work three days a week for nine weeks on the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Sustainability grant awarded to Hillsborough High School
A green team at Hillsborough High School was awarded a $2,000 grant from Sustainable Jersey for Schools and the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), paving the way for students and faculty to lead and coordinate green, sustainable activities throughout the school. Proposals from a number of schools within the state were judged by an independent…
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Hazlet schools achieve sustainable status
HAZLET – Three township schools met the requirements to achieve Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification. The three schools that have achieved certification are: Raritan High School, Cove Road School, and Lillian Drive School, according to a prepared statement from the superintendent office. These schools join a group of 91 schools that achieved the Sustainable Jersey…