Sustainability
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Sustainability
- Meet Your Sustainability Team
- Teacher & Parent Corner
- Go Green to Earn Green
- Go Green to Earn Green Submission Form (December 2022 - February 2023)
- Program Manuals
- Sustainability Scorecard
- Sustainability Coordinators
- Bluegrass Youth Sustainability Council
- Green School Champions
- Sustainability Strategic Plan
Latest News
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Cassidy Elementary- 2022 National Green Ribbon School
Congratulations to Cassidy Elementary for earning National Green Ribbon School recognition from the US Department of Education!
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Environmental Justice Legacy
"It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated." Martin Luther King, Jr 1967
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GreenSTEM- Place, Problem, Project-Based Learning
Students earn up to $150 by examining local sustainability problems in the areas of energy, urban tree canopy, solid waste, water, biodiversity, air quality/transportation and local food and design solutions through GreenSTEM's new 45-minute Zoom exploration.
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Tree Week 2020 a Success!
200 + trees adopted, 65+ Legacy Trees Planted, 5 Planting with Your Principal campus trees
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KY's first National Green Ribbon District
US Department of Education taps Fayette Co Public Schools as KY's first National Green Ribbon District
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Farm to School Challenge Pilot
Students celebrate local food in the cafeteria during the inaugural Farm to School Challenge.
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40 Trees Planted During Tree Week
Clays Mill Elementary, Dixie Elementary, Northern Elementary, Stonewall Elementary, and LTMS celebrated their existing and new campus trees during Lexington's 2nd annual Tree Week.
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2019-20 Bluegrass Youth Sustainability Council Launches
62 students from 10 Lexington public and private schools have big plans to tackle their schools' and our city's most pressing sustainability challenges.
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FCPS Energy Energy & Sustainability Annual Report 2019
The annual report of all things energy & sustainability related within Fayette County Public Schools over the last year is now available.
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Tates Creek Elementary Takes National Green School Award
US Department of Education recognizes Tates Creek Elementary as a 2019 National Green Ribbon School, KY’s only public school to earn the distinction!
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Bluegrass Youth Sustainability Council--Year in Review
The 18-19 Bluegrass Youth Sustainability Council has been busy partnering with citywide nonprofits, businesses and schools conducting recycling audits, co-hosting their annual Idea Festival, providing youth perspective on Lexington's impending Town Branch Park + much more.
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CELEBRATE Earth Week
We're All In This Together!
Over $19,000 returned to schools for extraordinary achievements in solid waste reduction, energy efficiency, Outdoor Classroom engagement and much more during Earth Week 2019. -
STEAM in Action: Bottle Cap Murals
Bottle cap upcycling into benches for Outdoor Classrooms, foyers and athletic fields are not the only way to divert caps from landfills. With leftover bottle cap lids, three elementary school Green Teams partner with their Art programs to design and install Bottle Cap Murals.
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Schools Earn Project Funds Through Go Green + Earn Green
Twenty-seven schools earned over $9,000 to be reinvested into student-driven energy + sustainability improvement projects through Go Green + Earn Green 2.0 Power Packs and Green Culture activities.
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Lexington Environmental Commission Awards BYSC & Yates Teacher
School Garden Extraordinaire and Lexington's first student-led, citywide Sustainability Council accepts Lexington Environmental Commission awards.