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KGHS is a program of the Kentucky Environmental Education Council.

Students installing a rain barrel.Kentucky Green & Healthy Schools (KGHS) is a project-based 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 building and 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: 

  • EnergyStudents with recycling bins outdoors. 
  • 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."

 

KGHS logo.


Announcements
 

KGHS Enrollment Map
Map shows program enrollment as of April 2012.
Enrollment Map
(824K PDF)

Submissions
The submission blackout period has ended.  School teams may now submit inventories and project forms (see below) to document their projects. 

Project Form
(1011K PDF)
Use this form to propose and report on projects.

KY Department of Education Announces 2013 KY Green Ribbon Schools Winners
The KY Department of Education has named three schools as winners of the state-level Green Ribbon Schools competition.  The winners are:

  • Locust trace Agr-Science Farm (Fayette County)
  • Cane Run Elementary (Jefferson County)
  • Northern Elementary (Scott County)

These schools will also serve as the Commonwealth's nominees in the National Green Ribbon Schools Competition administered by the U.S. Department of Education.  National winners will be announced on Earth Day, April 22, 2013.

For more information, visit the KY GRS page.

  

 
Last Updated 5/3/2013
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