At Curtsinger Elementary in Frisco, the PTA Environment Committee and the student-based Green Team have made some great improvements in the past year.
Most recently, my youngster has informed me they’ve implemented recycling for lunch milk jugs. And over the past year or so, I’ve seen grocery bag recycling, juice pouch recycling through Terracycle, cell phones recycling, and phone book recycling to name a few.
Curtsinger is not alone in its efforts. Other Frisco ISD schools are getting greener. For example, at Fowler Middle School, the Green Team monitors cafeteria discards for placement in recycling and composting. Sem Elementary 3rd grade teacher, Michelle Siegle, was selected the Texas Teacher of the Year for Project Learning Tree by the Texas Forestry Association for her work in classroom environmental education.
My hope is that notes are shared among school Green Teams so that can all employ best practices. Does your kid’s school have any great practices that you’d like to share (whether you are in Frisco or elsewhere). Please leave a comment and let me know about it.
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Posted by friscogirl on May 19, 2010 at 12:59 pm
I would love to see more green in our schools. I have been thinking about a school garden. Wouldn’t the kids learn a lot. You can teach natural pest control through the types of insects that are good for gardens. Watch a seed grow into a tomatoe plant. I think kids would be much more open about healthy eating if they grow the food themselves.