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FCPSGet2Green Get2Green provides resources to produce Fairfax County Public School environmental stewards.

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Get2Green is a set of internal and external partnerships and resources aimed at producing environmental stewards as mandated by School Achievement Goal 3. Get2Green will promote environmental education and environmental action across disciplines PreK-12 through professional development of teachers, technical support for schools that wish to participate in a pro

ject or become an Eco-School, building relationships around environmental stewardship that will help pyramids and clusters develop successful, student-driven programs. FCPS has formally partnered with the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Eco-Schools USA program to assist with these endeavors. Disclaimer: Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Get2Green welcomes comments on the topic of environmental education and environmental action. Posts and other content added by curators of the Get2Green site's pages of Fairfax County Public Schools are official Fairfax County Public Schools information. Comments and opinions expressed by other non-FCPS Get2Green site's users, and links to non-FCPS sites, do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Fairfax County Public Schools. Topics excluded and subject to removal are: material unrelated to the announced topic; employee personnel information; individually identifiable student information; copyrighted material without permission; confidential material; political or campaign material; spam, advertising or commercial solicitations or information; obscene, defamatory, harassing, discriminatory, violent, threatening, vulgar, or sexual material; material that advocates the commission of a criminal act, violates FCPS policy or that reasonably may lead to the substantial disruption of or material interference with school system operations; or other personal expression unrelated to Get2Green. FCPS will monitor this site, and reserves the right to remove content that does not comply with these guidelines. It will not, however, remove content simply because it disagrees with the writer's viewpoint or the writer criticizes FCPS or Get2Green. Users are encouraged to report content that violates Get2Green site's guidelines to the FCPS employee listed on this page. Users also should be aware that their postings may be subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and records retention requirements, and FCPS may be obligated to retain it in its records and/or to disclose it if requested.

12/14/2017
08/10/2017

Check out your milkweed patches!! I heard there is still room in the August 17 Monarch workshop FCPS science is leading. Sign up in myPLT now.

Huge congratulations to FCPS for being awarded the Green Ribbon School District Award by the US Department of Energy.  T...
07/20/2017

Huge congratulations to FCPS for being awarded the Green Ribbon School District Award by the US Department of Energy. The award ceremony was yesterday. Centreville ES also won a school Green Ribbon award. Thanks for all the amazing hard work and dedication to make our schools as sustainable as possible and overall a better learning environment for our students.

Support your schools in gardening.
07/19/2017

Support your schools in gardening.

Studies show being in nature can improve impulse control and immunity, among other positive effects.

07/19/2017

If hiking is about a destination, forest bathing is about an immersion of the senses into the natural world. It's a wellness trend, and studies suggest several health benefits.

Always fun at Belvedere--one of our Green Flag Schools.
06/24/2017

Always fun at Belvedere--one of our Green Flag Schools.

05/21/2017

A Periodical Cicada perched      So the calls and emails have all been coming in. Some people happy and fascinated, others much more f...

Great Few weeks for Get2Green.  Awarded EPA Energy Star Partner of the Year and last week Awarded the Green Ribbon Schoo...
05/07/2017

Great Few weeks for Get2Green. Awarded EPA Energy Star Partner of the Year and last week Awarded the Green Ribbon School District Award and Centreville ES was awarded a Green Ribbon School Award. Keep up the great work in our schools!!!
https://www.fcps.edu/news/fcps-named-2017-green-ribbon-school-district-us-department-education-centreville-es-named

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has been named a 2017 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School District Sustainability Awardee. The district was honored for its comprehensive Get2Green program and for achieving $10 million in energy savings during a two-year period.

04/28/2017

Check out the amazing Providence ES band!

04/08/2017

Hey Wildlife Habitat Gardeners--lots of great info here. Sign up for the NWF Habitat Newsletter.

Plant with a purpose to help butterflies, birds, & bees. Garden for Wildlife helps you find the right plants for the right place.

Seems like one reason to have gardens at every school.
03/19/2017

Seems like one reason to have gardens at every school.

A new study finds that vegetation around schools cuts down on air pollution and boosts memory and attention.

03/14/2017

Great event about sustainable food and nutrition

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