The Maryland Green School Program

The Maryland Green School Award Program is administered by the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) and recognizes schools that:

• “Use their school site and curricular instruction to prepare students to understand and act on current and future environmental challenges facing all Marylanders.
• Model environmental best management practices in building and landscape design, operation and maintenance.
• Build and maintain partnerships with the local community to enhance environmental learning and to design and implement projects and programs that result in a healthier environment.”

To become a Maryland Green School, schools must document their activities over a two year period.

GreenKids educators guide their schools through the Green School certification process. GreenKids also offers an annual Maryland Green School workshop for teachers

To date, all 40 GreenKids schools that have applied to become Maryland Green Schools while participating in the GreenKids Partnership Program have earned this prestigious award!

MAEOE has offered to share their presentation about the Maryland Green School Program through the GreenKids website. Click on the following link to view the presentation.

• MAEOE Green School Award Program PowerPoint
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More information about MAEOE and the Green School Program can be found on the MAEOE website.