Congratulations to our 2023 Green Difference Awards Honorees
National Awards
Green and Healthy Schools
- George L. Catrambone Student Green Team – George L. Catrambone School (NJ)
- Erin Kim – Reedy High School (TX)
- Dani Mendell – North Oconee High School (GA)
- Anushka Godambe – Westlake High School (TX)
Climate Education and Action
- BCK Programs Family – BCK Programs (CA)
- Aiden Brown – Manchester-Essex Regional High School (MA)
- Laura Karlen – Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School (NY)
- Nimo Patel – Empty Hands Music
Food & Agriculture
- BeeBot Team – Van Nuys Senior High (CA)
Outdoor Learning & Exploration
- David King – Prairie Hills Resource Conservation and Development Inc. & Prairie Land Conservancy
- Sarah Slater-Sosa – WMRHS, SAU36, SOSS (NH)
STEM and the Future of Sustainability
- Maanit Goel – Eastlake High School (WA)
Waste Management
- Rachel Mahalaris -Cumberland High School/Helping Hands (RI)
Board Award
- Mary Daly, Treasurer – Project Green Schools
Textile Recycling Award – Sponsored by Planet Aid
- Old Colony YMCA – Plymouth Branch (MA)
International Awards
Green and Healthy Schools
- Maggie Doyne and Top Bahadur Malla – Kopila Valley School (Nepal)
Land, Air, Natural World
- Eylül İlhan – Adapazarı ENKA High School (Türkiye)
- Shubhada Deshmukh – Sahyadri National School (India)
Water Conservation
- Mannat Kaur – Delhi Public School (India)
Most Comprehensive Green School
- Dhanam Sivalingam – PSGR Krishnammal Nursery and Primary School (India)
HONORABLE MENTIONS
2023 Outdoor Classroom Challenge Finalists
- Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District in partnership w/Portsmouth Middle School (RI)
- German International School New York (NY)
- Ola Edwards Community School (NJ)
- Upper Dublin High School (PA)
- Wolcott College Prep (IL)