CALIFORNIA SAFE SCHOOLS PRESENTS 5 GREEN FLAG AWARDS TO LA UNIFIED SCHOOLS

California Safe Schools Honors

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT

The schools receiving GREEN FLAG AWARDS for programs in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Recycling:


Aldama Elementary

Fernangeles Elementary

Florence Elementary

Millikan Middle School

Sun Valley Middle School




When: October 4th, 2004 @ 10:00 am

Where: Aldama Elementary School - 632. N. Avenue 50, LA, CA. 90042


History of Green Flag Awards

The Green Flag program provides a mechanism for school environmental groups (comprised of students, teachers, parents and staff), to explore the environmental impacts of their school. The program has four project areas (IPM, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Non-Toxic Products, and Indoor Air Quality), and each project area has three levels.

The emphasis of the Green Flag School Program is to engage students in the holistic process of policy creation and implementation. When students understand the Who, What, Where, When, How and Why of an environmental impact (How does it affect me? How do I affect it? Why is it important? How can we improve our behavior? What impact can we have?), then they are much more concerned with making positive change, and really develop their creativity and activism.

For more information:
Robina Suwol, Executive Director
California Safe Schools http://www.calisafe.org
California Mentor for Green Flag Program
818-785-5515