Environmental Education Opportunity
Orchard Park Elementary, Tuesday, July 29th
Free Environmental Education Workshop --3 in 1
Tuesday, Jul 29, 2014, 09:00 AM
Orchard Park Elementary School, 3rd Baxter Street, Fort Mill, SC, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Environmental Educators Workshop Agenda
- 9:00-9:30 Breakfast/check-in
- 9:30-10:00 Nicole Brown, Safe Schools SC Program, SCDOT
- 10:00-11:30 Jane Hiller, SC Green Steps Schools Sponsor
- 11:30-12:00 Debra Briggs-Monroe, B2 Breath Better Program through DHEC
Program Descriptions
Safe Routes to School South Carolina
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a growing movement across the US that brings together parents, schools, and community leaders to encourage students, including those with disabilities, to walk and bike to school. SRTS activities and resources focus on improving walking and biking conditions around schools while building healthy habits and safety skills.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation created the Safe Routes to School Resource Center in the fall of 2010 to help schools, school districts, and communities throughout South Carolina to build and sustain SRTS programs. For more information, contact Nicole Brown with SRTS.
Email: Nicole@SCsaferoutes.org
Website: http://www.scsaferoutes.org/
S.C. Green Steps Schools Training
Keep the Midlands Beautiful, Sonoco Recycling, and DHEC's Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling established Green Steps Schools in 2003 as part of South Carolina’s “Resource Conservation Challenge.” This environmental education initiative encourages individual schools to take annual steps toward becoming more environmentally responsible. For more information, contact Jane Hiller with Sonoco Recycling.
Email: jane.hiller@sonoco.com
Website: http://www.greenstepschools.com/greensteps/HowTo/howtoparticipate.asp
B2 Breathe Better Program
Email: briggsmd@dhec.sc.gov
Website: http://www.scdhec.gov/HomeAndEnvironment/K12SchoolsStudentsTeachers/B2BreatheBetterProgram/