A+ Ideas, Programs, and Practices

The Black Horse Pike Regional School District, which operates three high schools, has gone green in a big way: installing arrays of solar energy panels; planting an organic garden; developing active “Green Teams” and changing light fixtures – some 20,000 of them , across the three high schools – to more energy-efficient ones. As a … Continued

At Three Bridges School in Readington, students believe they can save the world. And they plan to do it through sustainability. The elementary school has made a conscious effort to follow sustainable practices, teaching students, staff, parents and the community how to “green” their world and reduce their carbon footprint. These efforts earned the school … Continued

The Summerfield Elementary School earned its reputation as a green school early on: The year after it was built in 2006, the K-5 school was honored as the first New Jersey public school to earn a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold certification, for its energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, and other sustainable … Continued

Land that was formerly used for growing corn is now the home of a solar power system that will provide “green” power to meet the need of the entire Franklin Township School. The steady yearly cost is less than the current price of electricity. The Power Purchase Solar Array has a battery back-up system, so … Continued

  At Cape May County Technical High School, students are learning by helping save ospreys. Working in an outdoor classroom of marsh and inland waterways, with biologists from the state Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife, students have helped gather essential information on the county’s osprey population. Students monitor a particular area of the salt … Continued

At the Tighe School in Margate, students and their families are cultivating their knowledge about sustainability, and putting roots down in the community, by growing a vegetable garden. The garden was started in 2006 by a local restaurateur and community activist, and was awarded a grant by the New Jersey Agricultural Society. A group of … Continued

Two New Jersey schools have been chosen by the U.S. Green Building Council, a non-profit organization that is committed to forging a prosperous and sustainable future, to help create the blueprint for other schools nationwide to go “green.” In October 2014, the U.S. Green Building Council selected P.S. 5 in Jersey City and Perth Amboy … Continued

East Brunswick Vo-Tech is working to reduce its environmental impact, improve the health and wellness of its students and staff, and include sustainability in its curriculum. In recognition of its commitment to going “green,” the high school, one of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools, has been named a New Jersey Green Ribbon School. … Continued

January 2015 was a milestone in Passaic County’s Manchester Regional High School and Haledon Public School Districts. The month marked the midpoint, of the 12th year, that the two districts have shared a superintendent and business administrator. To say the two districts are pleased with the arrangement is an understatement. Over the years, the shared … Continued

January 2015 was a milestone in Passaic County’s Manchester Regional High School and Haledon Public School Districts. The month marked the midpoint, of the 12th year, that the two districts have shared a superintendent and business administrator. To say the two districts are pleased with the arrangement is an understatement. Over the years, the shared … Continued