Using Activities to Become a Michigan Green SchoolA school is eligible to receive a Green School, Emerald School, or Evergreen School Environmental Stewardship Designation if the school or students perform the required number of activities, with a minimum of two activities from each of the four categories. The activity requirements for each level of environmental stewardship designation are as follows:
The four categories of activities for official green school qualification are:
Check out the application for the specifics on the activities in each of the four categories. In addition to the activities listed in the table portion of the application, a school may design and propose another activity, listed as “other”, which may qualify toward an environmental designation. Important Note: All alternate activities listed as "other" must be approved by your Michigan Green School County Coordinator by December 1, 2017. All applications are due March 1, 2018. Answer to the front page quiz question Michigan ranks 24th among states for air quality according to the 2017 American Lung Association Report. Some Suggested Activities for 2017-18
![]() Raise awareness of the federally endangered Karner Blue butterfly by printing out this 8.5" x 11" coloring sheet for children to color. Read more about the Karner Blue in the Michigan Wildlife Awareness sidebar on our About Us page with more ideas for activities.
![]() Save the Hawk coloring sheet. An accurate coloring chart is also available by visiting the tool bar under more... on this website.
Schools can also discover a number of Michigan threatened and endangered species by looking at the book, Fly Over Michigan. There are coloring pages with an accurate coloring chart for Kirtland's Warbler, the short eared owl and others. The book is available on amazon. ![]() Mooneye Fish coloring sheet with accurate coloring chart instructions.
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Fun Ways to Earn Points!Many Michigan Green Schools are developing waste free lunch plans. This saves the school money, student calories and keeps the most harmful greenhouse gas, methane, at lower levels.
Michigan Wildlife AwarenessThe trumpeter swan is a threatened species in Michigan. These swans are often confused with snow geese and mistakenly shot by hunters. 1,300 trumpeters have died in the United States from lead poisoning when they ingest lead shot and lead sinkers in ponds.
Highland Pines School in Caro, Michigan made a donation to The Trumpeter Swan Society in 2016. ![]() More Activity Tips:
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