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 the high school program with the highest overall total of accrued points

• Green Machines Schools - Next top 5 Green schools Challenge participants from the high school program with the highest overall total of accrued points 

• Green Rising Stars - Subsequent 10 Green Schools Challenge participants from the high school 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 (complete application here) 

• Green Key Award - Facilities staff who helped Green Teams implement the program (complete application here) 

• Innovation in Education - Teacher champion showing exemplary green leadership, passion and creativity (complete application here) 

• Best Principal - School principal highly motivated and supportive of the Green Team's initiatives (complete application here) 

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.