PALY GREEN TEAM MAKING PALY ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
WHO ARE WE?
• Group of 20+ students, teachers, administrators and parents.
• First Green Team Meeting – April 2008
• We meet every week at lunch to plan projects.
WHY HAVE WE FORMED THE GREEN TEAM?
• Mission: To make Paly environmentally friendly.
• Potential for making changes and empowering students
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BAY AREA BIKE TO WORK DAY
• May 15, 2008: Organized first Energizer Stations at Paly.
• Green Team members staffed tables handing out information and snacks to over 200 cyclists.
Upcoming Projects
Reusable water bottles Implement campus wide recycling program
• Fundraiser for Green Team
• Promote use of reusable water bottles
• Reduce plastic water bottles on campus
What’s Next ?• Promote biking, walking,
transit• Plastic bag reduction• Reduce energy use
(heating & air conditioning)• Education on waste, signs,
and recycling bins• Get word out (in-focus,
school newspapers, school magazines)
• Junk mail reduction• Reusable water bottles• Roll-sheets wireless
(Already done!)• Water fountains-more and
better• Zero Waste lunch• Team water bottles• Composting-school garden• Make recycling fun!
(shirts, bags)
Green Team Partnerships
• Sustainable Schools Committee• Palo Alto Unified School District
(PAUSD)• Palo Alto High School PTSA
• City of Palo Alto• Strategic Energy Innovations (SEI)
Contact Information
Need information about the Paly Green Team?
Contact:Carol Anderson, [email protected]