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KACEE Americorps Program: eeCorps

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eeCorps Program Overview

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eeCorps Admissions Process

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About AmeriCorps

IS THIS FOR YOU?

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WHY JOIN?

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Standards of Excellence: Kansas Green School Recognition Criteria

We are happy to welcome you to the KGS Network! Registration is free, and allows you access to the KGS Investigations. The five investigations your school can engage in are water, waste & recycling, energy, healthy school environment, and the learning community. The investigations are student-driven and provide opportunities for STEAM; by participating in the KGS Investigations, students will have access to countless STEAM learning opportunities, as well as project and service-based learning. As your school completes these investigations, your site is eligible to become a Kansas Green School of Excellence, and receive state and national recognition, and receive a Green Schools flag that you can display at your school.

Recognition is provided to schools who achieve the outlined KGS Standards of Excellence at three levels: Silver Globe, Gold Globe, and Green Globe.

The first level of recognition is a Silver Globe award, where your school has completed at least 2 of the investigations, as well as the other criteria listed below. The Kansas Green Schools of Excellence graphic below charts your school's path to becoming a green success.

Contact Rachel Wahle at rwahle@kacee.org or by phone at (785) 539-7943 with questions!

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WHAT ARE INVESTIGATIONS?

Getting your students involved in investigating your school to find ways to reduce energy use and create a healthier school environment helps to build student engagement, awareness, knowledge, critical thinking and problem-solving skills in a relevant and real-world context. 

Developed from the Project Learning Tree Green Schools! investigations and the National Wildlife Federation Eco-Schools USA investigations, the Kansas Green Schools of Excellence investigations provide teachers, students, parents and community members with initial investigations to begin explorations in the following areas:

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Energy

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Waste & Recycling

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Water

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Healthy School Environment

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The Learning Community

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