Obtaining Green School Certification
Schools earn Green School Certification through the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education. This certification recognizes a two-year, school-wide effort to meet criteria in curriculum and instruction, best management practices, and community involvement in environmental education.

                 


Mall Showcase of Howard County Green Schools

exhibit at mallA Howard County Green School Exhibit at the Mall in Columbia showcased the accomplishments of each of the county’s Green Schools. Green School Certification is awarded by the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education to recognize a school’s two-year effort to meet criteria in curriculum and instruction, best management practices, and community involvement in environmental education. Each certified Green School has engaged staff and students in initiatives such as implementing schoolyard habitats for reducing erosion and providing environmental study areas, designing energy and water conservation programs, and involving community members and partners in sustaining the environment.


List of Green Certified Schools in the HCPSS

Green Certified - Elementary Schools
Atholton Deep Run Laurel Woods Swansfield
Bellows Spring Forest Ridge Lisbon Talbott Springs
Bushy Park Fulton Longfellow Thunder Hill
Centennial Lane Hammond Manor Woods Triadelphia Ridge
Clarksville Hollifield Station Northfield Veterans
Dayton Oaks Ilchester Rockburn West Friendship

Green Certified - Middle Schools
Dunloggin Glenwood Lime Kiln
Folly Quarter Hammond Oakland Mills

Green Certified - High Schools
Reservoir River Hill