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Welcome to the program!
The Green Flag Schools Program has created an online social network for all participants. This is an opportunity to share information, post pictures of events, and ask questions to each other as we all strive to raise to the challenge of protecting our environment and make our schools safer and healthier. To join the Green Flags Schools Network, please email Renee at childproofing@chej.org . It is a private network and you must be invited with proof of your work in the Green Flag Program in order to access.
There are few state and no federal law banning the building of schools on or near sources of pollution. CHEJ has created several ways in which you can take action in your community and school district to make sure that your local community is doing everything it can to protect students and school staff from the unnecessary exposure to toxins. CHEJ’s Green Flag Program Featured as One of the 50 Simple things YOU Can Do to Save the Earth! Author John Javna, led by his children, entirely redid his popular 1990s book by the same name. Click here to check out the book’s website and/or purchase the book 50simplethings.com and turn to chapter 28 to read about how CHEJ can teach YOUR children to save our earth! Pesticides Banned at Schools in Connecticut! On June 5, 2007 the Connecticut House of Representatives passed HB 5234, An Act Banning Pesticide Use on School Grounds with an overwhelming 140-9 vote. The bill would phase out the use of lawn pesticides in primary and middle schools up to 8th grade. The bill will now be sent to Governor Rell's desk to be signed into law. GreenFlags/GreenFaith in the News! The Catholic Advocate, a publication of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, has written an article about the Green Flags/GreenFaith program in New Jersey. Here's a link to the online version |
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The values of the Green Flag Program mirror those of many faiths in connection with environmental stewardship. As stewards of creation, we recognize the connection between humans and all forms of life in our global environment. Read more... |
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Sign up for Green Flags updates via e-mail . Click here to get involved! |
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ON SALE NOW!! The newest team to join the Green Flag Network is Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) of Prescott Valley, AZ. They were recently featured in the Prescott Valley Tribune! |
The Green Flag Program is a project of the national Child Proofing Our Communities Campaign, coordinated by the Center for Health Environment and Justice.