Awards

Dream in Green hosts an end-of-year Awards Ceremony where schools are recognized for their hard work throughout the year. Awards and prizes are given for the following school categories:

  • Green Schools Challenge Winners - Top 3 Green Schools Challenge participants from elementary program with the highest overall total of accrued points
  • Green Machines Schools - Next top 5 Green schools Challenge participants from elementary program with the highest overall total of accrued points
  • Green Rising Stars - Subsequent 10 Green Schools Challenge participants from elementary program with the highest overall total of accrued points

Through the Dream in Green Academy, participants in the Green Schools Challenge can apply or be nominated for the following individual awards:

  • Green Game Changer - Green Team student member showing the greatest leadership in implementing the program (download application here, deadline for submission: May 18, 2020)
  • Green Key Award - Facilities staff who helped Green Teams implement the program (download application here, deadline for submission: May 18, 2020)
  • Innovation in Education - Teacher champion showing exemplary green leadership, passion and creativity (download application here, deadline for submission: May 18, 2020)
  • Best Principal - School principal highly motivated and supportive of the Green Team's initiatives (download application here, deadline for submission: May 18, 2020)

All work submitted will be considered for awards at the end-of-year awards ceremony. If schools are tied with the same amount of points, a third party will determine the winner of a particular award category based on the evaluation criteria outlined in defined rubrics. Results are final and judges’ rubrics are not shared.