To become a green school, an organization must first create a committee to oversee environmental initiatives. The committee should then develop a vision statement, audit the school's current environmental practices, and create a roadmap with goals and checkpoints to track progress. Additionally, the school aims to reduce its environmental footprint, create green spaces, integrate environmental learning into its curriculum, inform parents of progress, and celebrate milestones.

1. Steps to Becoming a Green
School
By Le Petit Papillon Montessori
School

2. Introduction
• Based in Miami Beach, Florida, Le Petit Papillon
Montessori School has adopted curriculum and activities
to foster environmental awareness and responsibility in
its young students. At Le Petit Papillon Montessori
School, an EDGE-certified green school, students and
teachers actively participate in environmental caretaking
by recycling waste, conserving energy, and maintaining
gardens. According to the Green Schools Initiative,
schools can follow specific steps to become a green
school.
As a first step, most schools need to create a team or
committee of stakeholders to oversee environmental
initiatives at the school.

3. Green School
• Schools must also create a vision statement that defines
their future state, conduct an audit of their current state,
and create a clear roadmap to guide the school toward it
goals. In addition, schools should also define regular
checkpoints to track progress toward their vision.
Green schools should take action to reduce their
environmental footprint, while creating green spaces and
integrating environmental learning opportunities into
their curriculum. As the school makes progress, it should
inform parents and other stakeholders and hold
celebrations to recognize key milestones.