Green Schools Green Map for NYC & the World

Summary

The replicable Green Schools Green Map project will spur eco-activities in 1,000 NYC K12 schools with Report Cards tracking progress in programs, purchasing, physical plant and student projects. progress reportread updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $155 was raised for this project.

Received $155 from 4 donations from people like:

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

To address poor learning conditions, apathetic students, unaware families and communities, the online Green Schools Green Map will impact many of NYC’s 2,000,000 kids. Designed to reach and teach students, teachers and administrators as well as families, decision makers and press, schools will save CO2, energy, water, waste, wildlife and money! Once all related activities, guidelines and web-map are perfected locally, the map can expand, resulting in a more hopeful future for all our children.

Activities

To link education and sustainability, we’ll develop web resources and youth activities so each NYC school can post a Report Card on a Google Map + annual reporting and school Green Maps by kids, PR, events, expansions, eco-curriculums, etc.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $155

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $155.  The original project funding goal was $21,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Better air quality, school gardens, local apples in the lunchroom, green cleaning supplies, eco-clubs, green roofs, CLF and energy use reduction, composting, and bike racks are among the improvements we’ll spur and chart in 1000 diverse schools.

Project Message

Sustainability education will be brought home by students - together, we can move mountains to connect kids & communities to eco-awareness & action!
- Wendy E. Brawer, Founding Director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Wendy E. Brawer,
Founding Director & Secretary
175 Rivington St. #1D (mailing)
220A East 4th Street (location)
New York, NY 10009
United States
1 212 674 1631
Email:

Project Sponsor

The Tech Museum Awards

Organization

Green Map System Logo Green Map System
220A East 4th Street
(perm-175 Rivington 1D, NYC 10002)
New York, NY 10009
United States
1 212 674 1631
http://www.greenmap.org

Learn more about Green Map System and the project team.

Green Map System's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Icons for Mapping Community Sustainability
Icons for Mapping Community Sustainability

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in United States and can also be found under Education.

For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 06, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 17, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

Report on Green Schools Green Map for NYC & The World

By Wendy Brawer - Founding Director & Secretary, August 06, 2008 05:51 PM

The Green Schools Green Map is designed to help our schools become healthier learning environments. Over the last few months, we have met with numerous educators and schools professionals as we develop the process and means of involving students in the annual assessment of their own school's progress. Our plans include testing the process in a limited number of schools, then rolling it out in NYC during the Fall 2008 semester. After we assess and adjust, we will invited schools worldwide to take part.

The Green Schools Green Map will be based within the forthcoming Open Green Map (OGM), our interactive Green Mapmaking website. OGM will make its public debut in September 2008, and by the end of the year, users will be able to peruse the Green Schools Green Map's profiles. Both will utilize the freshly updated and award-winning Green Map Icons, our renowned universal symbol system.

The Green Schools Green Map is initially designed to provide an easily understood self-graded Report Card for all of NYC's schools. Users will be able to report their progress on greening their habits, youth projects, school programs, the school's building and grounds, framed for youth assessment as:
* Green Lifestyles at School
* Nature: Fauna and Flora at School
* Youth Leadership on Campus
* Greening Around the School
* School Building and Grounds Maintenance
Year after year, the Report Cards will track the school’s progress, using Green Map Icons to chart improvements, posted online along with students' school Green Maps, reports and more.

To see our latest progress go to: http://greenapplemap.org/page/2008
Thank you for your continued support!

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