Fun Ways to Earn Points

Above, students at Hartland’s Round Elementary enjoy a solar cookout. This earned Round one of its twenty points for being a 2009 Michigan Green School. Try these fun activities to earn points!

Michigan Wildlife Awareness

The majestic American bald eagle is making a great comeback in Michigan. Pictured is an immature eagle who has yet to develop the characteristic white head plumage.

The eagle is no longer on the endangered species list but is still classified as a threatened species by the DNR in Michigan.

The DNR reports 480 eagle nests in our state primarily in the upper and northern lower peninsulas in 2006, the latest year of record.

One of the 20 Points of the Michigan Green School Program is adopting a threatened or endangered animal such as the bald eagle. One place to adopt is the National Wildlife Foundation.

One great idea for raising funds for the adoption comes from Pius X Catholic School of Flint. They had a "bring your favorite stuffed animal to school" day, charging 25 cents to bring a stuffed animal. They then took the funds to adopt their real animal.

More activity tips:

students can vote on the animal they want to adopt
school can hold a naming contest
students can create a special bulletin board display

photo: David Kenyon, Michigan DNR

Application Form

This is where you can download the application form to apply for Green School status. If you are just starting, take a look at the form to get an idea of what your school will be required to do.

On the application form, you'll need to document at least 10 Green School Points. Please note:

Application deadline is March 1, 2012.
The forms must be turned in to your Michigan Green School County Coordinator no later than this date to be eligible.
Contact your County Coordinator to verify where the form should be sent, and whether they prefer postal mail, fax, or email.

We offer the form in two formats, as a Word document and as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file. You may already have Microsoft Word on your computer. The Word file allows you to type in your text, or you can print it out and fill it out manualy. You may either print out the completed form and mail/fax it or email the electronic file to your County Coordinator (please check with them which they prefer).

The PDF file can be printed out, filled out by hand, and mailed or faxed to your County Coordinator. PDF files require that the freeware Acrobat Reader or the full version of Adobe Acrobat is installed on your computer (click on the icon to go to the Adobe site). Note: Your organization may require you to obtain clearance before installing software; please check with your IT or computer tech personnel for assistance.

If you are unable to download the application form it can be faxed, mailed or emailed to you. Please contact your County Coordinator or Kristine Moffett.

Download application form here

If you follow these instructions, the file should begin downloading momentarily – but depending on your bandwidth it may take a few minutes. (If you are experiencing difficulties, please consult first with your IT or computer tech personnel for assistance in case you need to disable antivirus or firewall settings.)

Windows Users: Click the "Download" link and your browser should start to download the file. Or right-click the "Download" link and choose "Save link as" or "Save target as" and you should be able to save the file to your computer
Mac Users: Hold down "Control" and then click the "Download" link and click "Save as" or "Save linked file to downloads"