Eric Magers and students, Manchester-Essex Regional School District, discuss the extensive programs run by MERSD to divert waste and increase sustainability.

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Manchester Essex Regional School District
Mass Recycle R3 Conference
Green Team & Green Scholars
April 8, 2013
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Green Team Establishment
• After School Club
• Administration
• Nutrition and Facilities
• SSR and composting
• Scholars Program & Intern Program
• Outreach
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Green Scholars Inception
• Pilot program
• 2 Scholars
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GREEN SCHOLARS MISSION
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The Manchester Essex Green Team
increases environmental stewardship,
teaches civic responsibility and
nurtures a passion for sustainable
living practices in order to
strengthen our community.

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Green Scholars
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Honors level environmental sustainability
course that integrates:
• E-STEAM
• Service-Learning
• 21st-Century Skills
• Environmental Literacy
• Project Management
• Experiential Education
• Inquiry-Based Learning.
• Leadership development

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Part 1 - Scholars Project
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• Projects excite interest and solve an
environmental need
• E-STEAM focused
• Scholar has an Advisor and a
Community Partner

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Part 2 – Sustainability Literacy
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• This Week In Scholars (TWIS)
• Films
•Monthly themes - water, land, energy,
etc…
• Monthly Behavior Change (MBC)

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• Seaside Sustainability
• Edible Schoolyards
• Plastic Bag Ban
• District Waste Management
• GreenSchools – YWIC &
Executive Team
• Mass ELP
Examples of Scholar’s Projects

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Community Collaboration
Community projects
• Plastic bag ban
• Curbside composting
• Green Community – Mass DOER
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Some Community Partners
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Fundraising
• 50/50 Raffle
• Bake sales
• Grants
• Letter campaign
• Local banks
• Institutionalizing going green
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Communications
Communications Officers & Social Media
Team
• Instagram: @mersdgreenteam
• Twitter @megreenteam
• Facebook: MERSD Green Team
• 2 websites- Green Team & Scholars sites
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Recent Awards
• Green Ribbon Award
• 2013 Massachusetts EEEEA
• Alliance for Climate Education Educator / Year
• PEYA Certificates & Green Difference Awards
• NEEEA Formal Educator Award
• “Green Graduation” GT/GreenSchools sash
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Conferences
• R3
• New York State Recycling Conference
• National Green Schools Conference
• NAAEE
• Green Ribbon Conference
• Many more- (10+ per year)
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Scholars Training- Sustaining
the Idea
• The Green Team has trained over 50
educators across the nation
• Participants as far away as California
and Texas
• Professional development
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Organizational Leadership
• Director
• Advisors
• Co-presidents
• Communications Officers
• Club
• Interns
• Scholars
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Institutionalizing Sustainability
Important roles and collaborations within
the school
• Facilities Director
• Food Services
• MERSD Educators
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Contact
GreenTeam@mersd.org
(978)-525-6469
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