Pennsylvania’s Pathways to Green Schools Program recognizes schools across the commonwealth as they design, build, and implement environmental literacy and sustainability plans in their school, district, or postsecondary institution in their quest to achieve ED-GRS recognition.
This year, in addition to recognizing ED-GRS awardees, PDE is introducing a tiered award system called the “Climbing the Pillars”, which will recognize schools as they progress through the pillars defined within the ED-GRS system. Additional recognition will be offered for eligible schools implementing innovative work within or in recognition of the following initiatives:
Environmental justice;
Diversity, equity, and inclusion;
Agriculture education;
Environmental literacy and sustainability plan development;
Systemic environmental literacy and sustainability curriculum integration; and/or
Continued improvement recognition for past ED-GRS awardees (for schools ,districts, or institutes of higher education that have already achieved but would like to continue expanding programs and efforts related to environmental literacy and sustainably.)
The 2020-21 application for both the ED-GRS program and PA Pathways to Green School program is now available on the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) website. All applications must be submitted online to PDE, along with all supplemental materials, by 6:00 PM on Friday, January 6, 2021. Applications submitted by other methods will not be accepted.
