Oregon Green Schools has several helpful tools that you can use
to evaluate your school’s environmental performance, educate
staff and students about your program, lesson plans and more!
Use the following tools and links to help you start or improve
your Green Schools program and find resources for teaching about
resource conservation in the classroom. Do you need project
ideas for your school’s green team? We’ve compiled over 125
ideas of projects in the areas of waste reduction, recycling,
composting, water conservation, energy conservation, hazardous
waste, green procurement, transportation and communication. If
your school or school district is working towards becoming a
Merit or Premier level school, you will need to adopt a resource
conservation policy. Examples of policies that other Oregon
schools have adapted can be adapted for your situation. Find the
forms and a step-by-step guide to conducting school waste
audits. Calculators and School Environmental Assessments– Use
these tools to identify opport