A ‘green sweep’ for Cobble Hill’s P.S. 29
Squadron presents proclamation to environmental champs
State Sen. Daniel Squadron presented a New York State Proclamation to P.S. 29 John M. Harrigan School at their “Green Awards Celebration” Friday morning in Cobble Hill. The senator’s proclamation recognizes P.S. 29’s extraordinary record of environmental stewardship and sustainability, along with their “green sweep” of recent honors.
P.S. 29 was awarded this year not only with the Department of Sanitation’s coveted Golden Apple Award for being the top recyclers in New York City schools, but also with the National Wildlife Federation’s Eco-Schools USA’s Green Flag Award.
The Golden Apple Award asked students to identify recycling problems at the school and find solutions to improve them, winning P.S. 29 a sum of $10,000. The Green Flag Award is the National Wildlife Federation’s Foundation’s highest Eco-Schools honor, and required P.S. 29 students to implement “Seven Steps to three Eco-Schools “Pathways” to sustainability (Energy, Consumption and Waste, and School Grounds) – involving the entire school community