GreenWorks! Grant Awardees - Alpharetta, Georgia

Chatahoochee High School (Alpharetta, GA):
Students will design and plant a small replica of the gardens of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. The project will involve students from social studies, American history, biology, math, and career tech classes. They will also harvest the garden and donate food to local community organizations.

Taylor Middle School (Alpharetta, GA):
Students will launch a Landscape Campaign through their Evergreen Club. Students will be responsible for designing an area in the front of the school, select plants appropriate for the environment, and take on responsibility for care and maintenance.

Spelman College (Atlanta, GA):
This project will partner undergraduates studying to be teachers with students from Dunbar and Gideon Elementary Schools and DeKalb Academy for Technology and Environment, and other members of the community, to form Green Urban Students (G.U.S.). The Spelman students will help their young counterparts design and present community workshops on water conservation and recycling on March 29 and April 19, 2008. They will also work with the children on other environmental activities.

Creekview High School (Canton, GA):
Students in the ROTC program will be responsible for expanding the schools recycling efforts. Science students will design, develop, and build an outdoor learning center made of recycled materials.

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