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Missouri Green Schools Honors 17 Schools for Sustainability Strides

Missouri Green Schools Honors 17 schools for their commitment to improving the health and wellness of students and staff, lowering their environmental impact, and providing place-based education. We’re thrilled to announce the 2022 Missouri Green Schools (MGS) honorees.

“By achieving Sprout, Seedling and Sapling level recognition these Missouri schools are embracing green and healthy practices within their campuses, curriculum, and culture,” said Hope Gribble, MGS co-director.

MGS is a state level recognition and support program co-managed by the U.S. Green Building Council – Missouri Gateway Chapter and the Missouri Environmental Education Association. MGS annually recognizes schools for initiatives ranging from designing accessible gardens to establishing diverse Green Teams which foster Whole-School Sustainability.

Sprout

Bermuda Primary (Ferguson-Florissant)
Bridgeway Elementary (Pattonville)
Brittany Woods Middle (University City)
Central Primary (Ferguson-Florissant)
City Garden Montessori Elementary & Adolescent Education Center
Crestwood Elementary (Lindbergh)
Hixson Middle (Webster Groves)
Holland Elementary (Springfield)
Marvin Elementary (Ritenour)
Patrick Henry Downtown Academy (St. Louis Public Schools)

Seedling

Chaminade
Flance Early Childhood Center
Forsyth School
Herculaneum High School (Dunklin R-5)
Principia
St. Francis of Assisi School

Sapling

Sunrise R-9 School

Read comments from Missouri Green Schools honorees on why they’ve committed to this whole-school sustainability journey.

Sprout schools are honored for involving school administration, beginning to benchmark and track improvement, and setting goals towards further advancement of green and healthy practices. Seedling schools additionally document a sustainability-related achievement in at least one educational program. Sapling schools additionally document their long term impacts, such as reduction of energy or water usage over a 1 to 3 year period.

Missouri Green Schools will continue to support these 17 schools as they track achievements, set new goals, and strive to make a difference in the lives of their students and staff and in their communities.

Interested in learning more about becoming a Missouri Green School or assisting schools in the program? Visit MissouriGreenSchools.org or contact program directors Lesli Moylan (moylan@meea.org) and Hope Gribble (hope.gribble@mobot.org).

Stay Safe & Engaged

USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter Activity Updates

No in-person meetings or events on behalf of the Chapter either at Chapter offices or in the community, no matter the size, until May 01, 2020.
All committee and board meetings will be held virtually.
Cancelling in-person Benchmarking Help Sessions and offering virtual one-on-one assistance.
Postponing March 25 Benchmarking & Energy Efficiency Carousel until June or July.
Green Schools Quest submission deadline postponed from March 22 to April 22. Winners announced May 15.
Cancelling April 15 Green Schools Event.
Postponing April 30 Achieve Net Zero Cost Effectively in-depth session to this fall.
Rescheduling May 12 Green Building Showcase to June 09 (tentatively).
Rescheduling June 09 & 10 Resilience & Innovative Recovery programs featuring Richard Graves to September (tentatively).
May 14 & 15 GPRO Training and May 20 Member Social tentatively still planned.

National Updates

(ILFI) Living Future unConference shifting to a digital format, remaining in early May #LF20.
(USGBC) IMPACT Conference cancelled, but the May 5 summits will proceed virtually. All other remaining USGBC regional and local in-person events cancelled through 2020 with the exception of Greenbuild.
USGBC First-Friday Webinars remain.

Connect Remotely, Support Locally

Public health is important. Your health is important for better buildings, and better buildings equal better lives. Our vision is that buildings and communities will regenerate and sustain the health and vitality of all life within a generation. Help us make that happen by staying safe during this rapidly changing environment with the worldwide response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The most important thing you can do for the economy and the health and safety of our community is to slow the spread of the virus.

Grab-and-Go Food Sites

St. Louis Schools’ Pandemic Meal Plan

slps.org/meals Students 18 and younger must be present for grab-and-go breakfast and lunch meals 8am-12pm in the Gym at 33 select city schools.

Operation Food Search

St. Louis Area Foodbank

Good Life Growing
2720 N. 14th St. 63106 10am-7pm

STL Take It Home

Just because you can’t grab a meal inside your favorite local restaurant right now, doesn’t mean you can’t support local businesses in other ways. Purchase gift cards, make a donation, purchase merchandise, tip generously and visit Curbside STL for information on restaurants providing pickup, curbside and delivery services.

However you choose to support the local food and drink scene, you’re not just helping small business owners you’re also helping their employees, food suppliers, and the St. Louis economy at large. The service industry is highly affected by this change in environment, give them confidence and support local.

Support local farmers, buy fresh veggies, and stay healthy!

Shop @localharveststl @stlcitygreens @macslocaleats and Old North Provisions. Visit @tgfarmersmarket‘s website to sign-up for a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture program) food box starting Tuesday, March 24th or Fair Shares CCSA. Pick-up fresh produce from @legacycirclefarms online farmer’s market. Check out eatherestl.com for delivery of locally-grown food and @knownandgrownstl to see what other farmers offer online ordering and where to get local, Known & Grown farmers’ products during the pandemic.

Support local businesses and stay in the know, join #314together ‘s Facebook group and be part of the conversation using #314together. A local business yourself? Stay informed with business updates: stlregionalchamber.com/covid-19. Learn about the emergency legislation passed to assist businesses.

Connect with Green Building and the Community

If you have pictures you would like to share on how you’re keeping green, building green, or going green this pandemic please send your photo(s) and a sentence describing your experience to fbrandt@mobot.org or join the conversation with #greenbuildingsarebetter. Follow us online @usgbcmogateway. Instagram. Facebook. Twitter. LinkedIn. Email.

We thank you for the work you do to contribute to safer and healthier conditions for everyone, everywhere. Thank you.