2016 Green Difference Awards Program
Congratulations to our 2016 Green Difference Awards Winners!
SUSTAINABILITY AWARD – Outstanding Environmental Education Program w/ Proven Track Record of 5 or more years!
- Captain Samuel Brown Elementary School, MA
- How Low Can You Go Challenge Broward County, FL
- Hubbardston Center School Composting and Organic Gardening Program, MA
- Miss Lori Fafard and Whitin Elementary School, MA
- The Wild Center, NY
Outstanding School-led Project in Climate Action
- Yadav Bhandari, Nepal [International]
- Sanborn Zero Waste Team And the Children of Sanborn Elementary Schools, MA
- Jayne Stevenson, Roots and Shoots and iMatter, MN
Outstanding School-led Project in Water Innovation
- Sara Brooks-Long and Terra Hazen, Petaluma Junior High School, CA
- Dhanam Sivalingam, Tamil Nadu, India [International]
Outstanding Commitment to Green-o-vation [GREEN + STEM + Innovation]
- Bartram Wellness Warriors, Bartram High School, PA
- Jennifer Cheng, San Pedro High School, CA
- George Mason High School Environmental Student Group, VA
Including; Ian Leach, Eric Lowery, Matthew Zampella, Jacob Brady, Andrew Pishner, Jacob Brown, Adrian Kamel, and Bikash Shahi]
Outstanding Green Superintendent/Principal
- Erin Lenart, Lanier Middle School, VA
- Dhanam Sivalingam, Tamil Nadu, India [International]
- Jeanette Stevens, San Pedro High School, CA
Outstanding Green Education/Program Director
- Faiza Alam, Lanier Middle School, VA
- Lara Lepionka, Backyard Growers, Gloucester, MA
- Virendra Rawat, B-Kanae School, Green Schools India, India [International]
Outstanding Green Community Hero
- Joseph McDonough, Wellesley, MA
- Denise Baer and Joanne Heller, Westport, Conn
Outstanding Green Student [Elementary/Middle/High]
- Nathan Daigle, Academy for Science and Design, Nashua, NH
- Luke Hylton, Lanier Middle School, Fairfax, VA
- Brooke Leifer, Qualters Middle School, Mansfield, MA
- Ryan Phillips, Mariam Shafik & Keivon Chamanara of Lanier Middle School, VA
- Nicolas Rojas, San Pedro High School, CA
- Destiny, Andres, Hannae, Baldovines, Romo, and Seller, San Pedro High School Global Environmental SLC/House, CA
- Christopher Ficuracion and Genavieve Mather, San Pedro High School, CA
- Roshini Shafikhan, PSGR Krishnammal Nursery and Primary School Tamil Nadu, India [International]
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