The USGBC Green Schools Campaign aims to green all of our nation’s schools within a generation.  To help accomplish that, WGBA along with other USGBC Chapters and Affiliates have formed a Green Schools Committee to advance the program in Wisconsin.

The WGBA Green Schools Committee for 2012:

The WGBA Green Schools Committee is working to bring information & resources for increasing the sustainability of schools to schools disricts, the public, and local and state leaders.

Justin Yotter

Leah Samson-Samuel

Andrew Brophy

Melissa Rickert

John Albanese

Meighan Forrer

Victoria Rydberg

Jon Evans

Theresa Lehman

Dan Werner

Aims of the WGBA Green Schools Committee:

• Every student in Wisconsin in one generation will be in a green school environment
  
• Provide resources to school districts, local and state leadership so that they understand the benefits of green schools and utilize resources in Wisconsin to achieve them
  

CASE STUDIES

Lake Mills MS

Paul J Olson Elem School

Shawano Hillcrest Primary School

REQUEST A PRESENTATION
The Green Schools Committee is available to make presentations to groups (such as school boards, administrators or facilities personnel). We have the latest information on "LEED for Schools" and other strategies to include benefits and opportunities in various greening efforts. Please contact us if you would like to arrange a presentation.

GREEN SCHOOL RESOURCES

• Center for Green Schools
• EPA IAQ Tools for Schools Action Kit
• Current Wisconsin Green & Healthy Schools
• Collaborative for High Performance Schools
• Energy Star Schools Challenge Participant
  
• Wisconsin's Green and Healthy School Program.(A DNR program) Includes tools available for schools.
• View the online magazine Green School and University
• USGBC www.CenterForGreenSchools.org website 
• Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP)
• Read about an Eco-dorm in North Carolina

Presentation available for download: Environmental Building in the Education Sector.

Know the flow of energy in your school building! The Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP) offers a graduate-credit course that focuses on evaluating the energy use in school buildings and guiding K-12 teachers towards utilizing the school building as a learning tool for energy education. Take an informative tour of a school building's energy systems and learn how you and your students can make a difference on your school's utility bill. Participants in the course will develop action plans or unit plans highlighting opportunities in energy efficiency and conservation in their schools. If you are interested in having a School Building Energy Efficiency Education (NRES 734) course in your district, please complete the NRES 734 Course Request Form found on the KEEP Web site under Professional Development.

CONTACT:
For more information, e-mail education@wgba.org or call our office at 414.224.9422