Prairie Crossing Charter School Receives Best of Green Schools Award

Grayslake, IL—(3/23/17)—Yesterday, Prairie Crossing Charter School received the Best of Green Schools award for K-8 Schools from the Center for Green Schools at the U.S Green Building Council (USGBC), in collaboration with the Green Schools National Network (GSNN). The award honorees were announced at the Green Schools Conference and Expo taking place in Atlanta, GA this week.

“PCCS is both humbled and proud to be honored as the top in the nation for Green Schools” shares Geoff Deigan the Charter School’s Executive Director. “We accept this award on behalf of our Parents and Students for their choice to be a part of our school community and the entire staff at PCCS for keeping the environment at the center of everything we do.”

The annual Best of Green Schools awards recognize 11 individuals, institutions, projects, and events representing the best environmental efforts in schools across the country and highlight the national leaders and innovators in school sustainability for the year.

“PCCS continues to raise the bar in sustainability education and leadership,” said Anisa Heming, director, Center for Green Schools at USGBC. “We believe that every student across the country should have the opportunity to learn in and from a green school environment and Prairie Crossing Charter School is making that happen in their local community every day. Their work serves as an inspiration to their peers, and we look forward to being part of and learning from their work.”

The Best of Green Schools awards celebrate the hard work being done to push the green schools movement forward. Honorees included schools with innovative and integrated curriculum that represents the best that 21st century learning has to offer, policy makers who’ve made environmental sustainability core to their platforms and legacies and organizations that came together on the national level to advance healthy schools for all.

“Every year, I continue to be amazed by the incredible work of the honorees to realize our vision of clean, green, sustainable schools across the U.S.,” said Jennifer Seydel, Ph.D, executive director of Green Schools National Network. PCCS’s passion is the driving force behind the green schools movement. I commend them for their efforts in advancing sustainability education and leadership in our schools.”

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About Prairie Crossing Charter School

Since 1999, Prairie Crossing Charter School has been providing an exceptional public school education to hundreds of families. With a maximum population of 432 students in Kindergarten through 8th grade, we provide personalized attention to students. Class sizes in each grade level are deliberately small. Students in all grade levels enjoy the instruction from a teacher and instructional assistant, ensuring the educational, social and emotional needs of every student are met. Admission is on a non-discriminatory basis and open to all students regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, religious preference or disability. Learn more at prairiecrossingcharterschool.org

About the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council

The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC®) believes that everyone, from the kindergartener entering the classroom to the Ph.D. student researching in a lab, should have the opportunity to attend schools that sustain the world they live in, enhance their health and well-being, and prepare them for 21st century careers. The Center works with school decision makers, community volunteers, and thought leaders in the public and private sectors to drive progress at the intersection of sustainability, education, public health, and the built environment. To learn more please visit centerforgreenschools.org.

About the U.S. Green Building Council

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is committed to a prosperous and sustainable future through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. USGBC works toward its mission of market transformation through its LEED green building program, robust educational offerings, a nationwide network of chapters and affiliates, the annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, the Center for Green Schools, and advocacy in support of public policy that encourages and enables green buildings and communities. For more information, visit usgbc.org and connect on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

About the Green Schools National Network

The Green Schools National Network (GSNN) advances the national green and healthy schools movement by connecting like-minded and passionate education, non-profit, corporate, and public sector individuals and organizations. GSNN is nationally recognized as the premier partner in advancing collaboration to integrate a green and healthy culture in schools to ensure that current and future generations of students are environmentally literate as well as practice and promote sustainability in their communities. For more information, visit greenschoolsnationalnetwork.org and connect on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.