This official entry form provides the steps and requirements for schools to enter the "Green My School" contest hosted by EcoMedia LLC. The 5 steps are: 1) providing school information, 2) completing a green school checklist, 3) packaging the school's best green ideas in a presentation, writing, video etc, 4) signing an agreement accepting the contest rules, and 5) submitting the complete entry by December 12, 2008 either via mail or online. The winning entries will be publicized on TV, radio and online to showcase what schools are doing to be more environmentally friendly.
1. OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM 2008-2009
5 Steps to Entering the “Green My School” Contest:
1) Provide School Information
2) Fill out the Green School Checklist
3) Package Your Best Green Ideas
4) Sign the Agreement
5) Submit Complete Entries to:
EcoMedia LLC
Attn: Green My School
41 East 11th Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10003
OR
Upload Entry Form at:
www.ecozonemedia.com/greenmyschool
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2. 1) School Information:
Name:
Address:
Phone: Fax:
Grade Levels: Number of Students:
Teacher Sponsor:
Phone: E-mail:
Age of School: Square Footage of Grounds:
Number of Buildings: Square Footage of Buildings:
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3. 2) Green School Checklist:
Name of School:
Teacher Sponsor:
Please check each environmental program, initiative, club or facility that currently exists
in your school, if any, and ellaborate where necessary:
Recycling Program
Operable Windows
Sensor/Low Flow Appliances
Vegetated Green Roof
Bicycle Racks
Environmental Club
Energy Management
Energy Conservation
Biodegradable or recyclable cafeteria trays/utensils
Sustainable Purchasing Policy
Integrated Pest Management
Stormwater Management
Non-Toxic Indoor Finishes
Sustainable Cleaning Products/Materials
Daylight/Views for all Classrooms
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4. 2) Green School Checklist (Continued):
Environmental Curriculum
Carpool Parking/Lanes
Wind Energy
Solar Energy
Community Use of Facilities
Green Cleaning Policy
Water Efficient Landscaping
School Garden
Natural Shading (Trees)
Recycled School Supplies
Sustainable Cleaning Equipment
What is the biggest environmental challenge at your school?
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5. 3) Best Green Ideas:
Upload your presentation, creative
writing, video, (no more than 10 minutes)
pictures, sketchbooks, artwork,
or music (no more than 5 minutes), all of which must be original,
to let us know
• What it means to be green.
• Any steps your school
has taken to be more green.
• How your school can be
more green?
• Why your school should
win a green makeover.
The winning entries will be seen on TV and online
and heard on the radio.
Go to www.ecozonemedia.com/greenmyschool
to get started!
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6. 4) Agreement
I have read, understood, accepted, and agree to be bound by the official contest rules.
I agree to abide by decisions of the judging committee and EcoMedia, and understand that the
results of the committee are final.
I agree that all entries will become the property of EcoMedia and that none will be returned.
I realize that all contest entry forms must be post marked by December 12, 2008.
Please print name, sign, date, and provide the relevant contact information:
Teacher Sponsor: Signature:
Date: E-Mail: Phone:
Principal: Signature:
Date: E-Mail: Phone:
Facilities Manager: Signature:
Date: E-Mail: Phone:
Submit to:
EcoMedia LLC
Attn: Green My School
41 East 11th Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10003
OR
Upload Entry Form at:
www.ecozonemedia.com/greenmyschool
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