AWARDS
Waters Elementary is one of 70 schools nationally to be awarded the Green Ribbon School award by the US Department of Education.
Awards
2013 - Green Global USA - National Top 10 FInalist 8th Place Nationally, for Green a School Initiative: Waters Elementary, a public elementary school in Chicago, has served as a leader in environmental education for nearly 20 years, particularly through their Ecology Program, which supports a student-run garden, whole-school recycling program, and lunchroom compositing. Using sustainable best practices, Waters hopes to construct a stand-alone classroom in the school’s garden, which would be dedicated to the Ecology Program. In addition to the programmatic advantages of the space, Waters students and other schools in the area would play an integral role in the classroom’s design and construction. 2012 - US Dept of Education Green Ribbon School (the first cohort of Green Ribbon Schools recognized) 2011 - National Environmental Education Foundation Green Prize in Public Education Merit Award (one of only 3 schools recognized) 2007-08 EPA / Chicago Wilderness - 1st Place in Native Landscaping 2007-08 Mayor Daley's Landscaping Awards - 1st Place Native Landscaping 2006 - 1st Place Conservation and Native Landscape Award, w/ Riverbank Neighbors, Chicago Wilderness and USEPA 2006 - 1st Place, Mayor Daley’s Native Landscape Award, for River Restoration 2005 - Governor’s Hometown Award, with Riverbank neighbors for river restoration 2004 - 1st Place Mayor Daley’s School Garden Award 2003-04 Peggy Notebaert 2003 - 1st Place Chicago Academy of Science, Nature Museum Award for Best Environmental Program 2001 - Greening of Ravenswood Award, Alderman Gene Schulter 2000 - Ravenswood Community Council, Commendation to Waters School Garden 1996 - American Rivers, National Award for Best River Educational Project 1996 - Environmental Activism Commendation, President Bill Clinton, USEPA Grants 2012 - Field Foundation - For Bioswale Landscape and Monarch Garden 2012 - Robert R. McCormick Foundation Chicago Journalism Arts and Media Project (C-JAM) Grant 2012 - Annie's Homegrown Grants for Gardens 2012 - Whole Kids Foundation School Garden Grant 2011 - Coupon Cabin $5000 Back to School Video Contest 2011 - CPS iPad Integration Grant 2011- Lowes Outdoor Ecology and Art Workspace Grant 2010 - 25K Pepsi Refresh grant for ecology 2010 - Field Foundation - For Studio-Based Full-Time Music Program 2010 - Whole Kids Foundation Salad Bar Grant 2009 - Field Foundation - For Studio-Based Full-Time Music Program 2009- National Gardening Association Youth Gardening Grant 2009- Adobe Youth Voices Grant ( 3 years of participation with Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements) 2009 - Climate Change Solar Panels 2008 - Field Foundation - For Studio-Based Full-Time Music Program 2007 - Lowe’s Foundation - For Global Explorers Afterschool Progam 2007 - TIPP Grant - (Technology Immersion Pilot Program) |
