SLES is a Get2Green Green Flag recipient
About Get2Green
Get2Green is the environmental stewardship program for Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia. Get2Green supports division-level policies and projects that complement school-based sustainability work based on a foundation of equity. Get2Green offers guidance and resources for classes and eco-teams implementing hands-on environmental action in their school and community. Student eco-teams are active at many schools engaging in student-driven stewardship activities such as reducing waste, conserving energy, planting and maintaining wildlife habitat, and tending edible gardens. Project-Based Learning and the Global Classroom Project are two curriculum-based programs that Get2Green enthusiastically supports.
History of Get2Green
Get2Green was formed in 2009 by a group of FCPS principals who came together to share and explore methods for engaging in environmental stewardship in schools. As principals began to identify environmental leaders at their school, Get2Green gradually expanded and offered more support to schools interested in student-led environmental action. The Get2Green website was launched in 2016 as a platform to provide each FCPS school and center with energy use data for their building, as well as guidance and resources for school staff and students engaging in environmental stewardship. Additional resources are continually being added to help students and teachers learn and engage in environmental stewardship.
EcoCode
See our student-generated vision for SLES.
Stratford Landing Elementary School exemplifies a commitment to sustainability through various engaging, student-led initiatives. Students have planted diverse trees with Casey Trees, collaborated on gardening projects with the Garden Lead and Get2Green Leader, and established a school-wide recycling program managed by 5th graders. They also maintain native milkweed plants and are developing a food-sharing program. The entire student body contributed to creating an Eco Code, resulting in a unified mission for environmental stewardship. Efforts are shared broadly, attracting local media coverage and new community partnerships. Stratford Landing Elementary School is ensuring future students will sustain and expand these impactful projects.
We are proud of all the work you have accomplished this year. We look forward to your participation and continued action in the next school year. (EcoSchools US. 2024)
