Wilson Magnet H.S. Wilson Magnet H.S. Green Schools ClubGreen Schools Club

Rochester City SchoolsRochester City Schools

Rochester, NYRochester, NY

Green Schools ClubGreen Schools Club

How we startedHow we started Our:Our:

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How we startedHow we started

At our principal’s request, our custodial At our principal’s request, our custodial engineer and 3 teachers went to a engineer and 3 teachers went to a Green Schools Workshop in the Green Schools Workshop in the summer of 2003.summer of 2003.

We initially attracted students by We initially attracted students by offering participation in our club as part offering participation in our club as part of an Environmental Science project.of an Environmental Science project.

Now, students join for many different Now, students join for many different reasons.reasons.

Our goalsOur goals

To conserve To conserve energyenergy

To educate To educate students, staff, students, staff, faculty and our faculty and our communitycommunity

To earn money To earn money for our school.for our school.

Our ActivitiesOur Activities

We tour the We tour the building to see building to see how energy is how energy is used and used and distributed.distributed.

Our ActivitiesOur Activities

We go into each We go into each classroom to see classroom to see how the teacher how the teacher uses energy. We uses energy. We found many rooms found many rooms with unnecessary with unnecessary electrical electrical equipment and equipment and poor energy poor energy management.management.

Our ActivitiesOur Activities

We made a We made a presentation to presentation to the faculty and the faculty and gave gave recommendationrecommendations of how they s of how they could help us could help us save energy.save energy.

Our ActivitiesOur Activities

We have random We have random energy energy conservation conservation checks after checks after school. Mini-school. Mini-report cards let report cards let teachers know teachers know how they’re how they’re doing.doing.

Our ActivitiesOur Activities

We “sweep” the We “sweep” the building before building before each vacation to each vacation to turn off turn off unnecessary unnecessary electrical electrical equipment.equipment.

Our ActivitiesOur Activities

We have ice We have ice cream socials cream socials where staff and where staff and teachers can play teachers can play energy games energy games and win prizes.and win prizes.