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Students installing a rain barrel.Kentucky Green & Healthy Schools (KGHS) is a service learning and student-centered program that empowers students and staff to move their school toward becoming safer, healthier, and more environmentally sustainable. This inquiry-based program uses the entire school grounds as a learning laboratory for students. All grade levels of all existing (and even schools in the process of being built) are invited to join KGHS! To participate, see the Join page.

Through this program, a team of students, teachers and school administrators (a Green & Healthy Team) work together to improve the school facilities in 9 different categories. These categories are: 

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  • Green Spaces
  • Hazardous Chemicals
  • Health & Safety
  • Indoor Air Quality
  • Instructional Leadership
  • Solid Waste
  • Transportation
  • Water

By improving their school, students can help the school save energy costs, decrease absenteeism, increase student test scores, and create a more sustainable learning environment.

Schools are recognized for their efforts through awards and attendance at the annual KGHS Summit.

KGHS Mission

"Empowering students to create healthier, safer, and more environmentally sustainable schools and communities."

 

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Announcements
 

Submissions
Effective Friday, May 4, 2012, KGHS will be in a submission blackout period. No inventories, SMART forms, or project reports will be accepted in any format during the blackout period. If you have questions or conerns, contact the KGHS coordinator.

KY Department of Education to Participate in National Green Ribbon Schools (GRS) Program
The new GRS program (different from the Kentucky Green & Healthy Schools program) is administered by the KY Department of Education.  For more information, the KY GRS webpage. 
 
KGHS Pilots New Teacher Training Schedule
KGHS is piloting a change in the way teacher trainings are conducted.  For more information, see the Join page.

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KGHS now has a Facebook page!  To follow us, click the icon above and "like" us. External Link - You are now leaving the .gov domain.

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KGHS is the recipient of federal stimulus funds.


Last Updated 5/5/2012
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