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gogadmin | April 25, 2017
Grades of Green celebrated Earth Day by attending the 25th annual Earth Day Celebration at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach! The event featured booths with aquarium touch tanks, soy candles, and just about everything in between. Thanks to volunteers from the Manhattan-Hermosa Chapter of the National Charity League and Youth Corps Eco-Leadership students Rylee G., …
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gogadmin | August 22, 2016
One of Grades of Green’s rock star Youth Corps students, Joshua, was honored as a recipient of the 2015 President’s Environmental Youth Award! In August 2016 Joshua flew to Washington D.C. to accept the award at the Presidential Environmental Education Awards Ceremony along with a select group of student awardees from across the country. The …
gogadmin | May 3, 2016
Grades of Green has been chosen as the May 2016 MARCO Difference Maker for our Youth Corps Eco-Leadership Program! MARCO Promotional Products recognizes Difference Makers from a pool of worthy schools, religious, or 501(3)(C) organizations, with the winner receiving up to $500 of promotional products of their choosing, to create awareness and increase support for their cause! Missions of selected …
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gogadmin | May 2, 2016
The month of April was jam packed with awesome eco-festivals, workshops and more! The month concluded with Grades of Green Youth Corps Eco-Leadership program students hosting a booth at the VOICE Earth Day event, which included veggie stamping, games and how to get involved with Grades of Green’s programs. Youth Corps students Joshua and Xanna …
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gogadmin | April 28, 2016
This past Tuesday, April 26th, Grades of Green had the honor of being presented with the 2016 Green Leadership Award from the County of Los Angeles for our Youth Corp Eco-Leadership Program! The Green Leadership Awards Program was created by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors as a partnership with local residents, community groups, business …
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gogadmin | April 19, 2016
This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Grades of Green’s very own Youth Corps member, Joshua C., was selected to receive the 2015 President’s Environmental Youth Award! Joshua received this prestigious award based on his dedication to educating others on how they can conserve water. During his fifth grade year at Meadows Elementary, …
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gogadmin | October 5, 2015
Grades of Green has been selected by the South Coast Air Quality Management District to receive the Promotion of Good Environmental Stewardship Award for its 27th Annual Clean Air Awards.
gogadmin | September 29, 2015
Grades of Green partnered with Curiosity Quest Goes Green during the 2014-15 school year to film and episode showcasing Grades of Green’s Trash Free Lunch Challenge and the amazing things participating schools were accomplishing.
gogadmin | September 29, 2015
Grades of Green won the 2015 Innovation SoCal Environmental Excellence Development (SEED) Award from the South Bay Business Environmental Coalition (SBBEC).
gogadmin | September 2, 2015
Grades of Green’s founding school, Grand View Elementary School, is proud to have their custodian, Victor Simmering, receive the Environmental Hero Award at VOICE’s Earth Day Festival at Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach on April 25th.
gogadmin | August 26, 2015
This year’s U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon School nominations are in!
gogadmin | August 26, 2015
One of our second year Youth Corps students, Annemarie, was recently named an Environmental Hero at the Manhattan Beach Earth Day Celebration by VOICE (Volunteers and Organizations Improving the Community’s Environment).
gogadmin | August 3, 2015
Grades of Green’s Youth Corps Eco-Leadership Program has come in second place for the Keep America Beautiful Youth Recognition Award.
gogadmin | August 3, 2015
One of our second year Youth Corps students, Annemarie, was recently named an Environmental Hero at the Manhattan Beach Earth Day Celebration by VOICE (Volunteers and Organizations Improving the Community’s Environment).
gogadmin | May 4, 2014
Grades of Green’s first school, Grand View Elementary School in Manhattan Beach, California, became so green it won one of the very first Green Ribbon Awards ever given out in 2012.