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The Miami Group
Education Committee is made up of teachers and other volunteers who want to see that the concepts of preserving the wildness of nature, conservation of natural resources,and environmental activism are part of a child's school experience.
We encourage nature and environmental clubs in the schools in Miami Dade County. We support programs that teach children about nature and their environment. For more information e-mail Miami Group Education Chair
Click here to see our endangered species page
The Education Committee provides materials to schools in its Eco-News newsletter and in its Endangered Species Web Pages.Please e-mail us for details at Miami Education Chair
Green Awards
Each year the Miami Sierra Club holds a competition for the best environmental education efforts by a class, or school environmental club.
It’s time once again to recognize students, teachers, schools, clubs, Scouts, and community youth groups that are doing good deeds for the sake of the environment. The 18th Annual Sierra Club Miami Group Green Awards, presented at the April general meeting, recognizes our community’s youngest environmentalist and their adult leaders for promoting and leading environmental education activities.
If you want to nominate someone caught doing good for the environment, please e-mail Maria Papazian at miami-enviroed@florida.sierraclub.org for an application. The deadline is April 30th, 2008.
Or, you can download the MS Word doc from here. Green Awards Application
The Winners of the 2007 Green Awards
The Sierra Club Miami Group 17th Annual Green Awards were presented on May 14, 2007 at the Miami Group General Meeting. Teachers and students were recognized for their efforts in environmental education and activism.
Kudos went to the following elementary, middle school and high school teachers and students:
Nancy Felix, teacher at Coral Way K-8 Center for leading all the 1st Grade classes in creating a “Butterfly Garden”.
Deborah Levene, teacher at Virginia Shuman Young Elementary School in Broward County, and her 2nd and 3rd Grade Gifted Classes for their theatrical presentation of “The Wump World”.
Sahid Souss, a student at Southwood Middle School, who is the Project Coordinator for the SPS Tree Spot Organization.
Lisset Perez-Munoz, science educator at West Miami Middle School and her students who participated in the Elliott Key Camping Trip to Biscayne National Park.
Susan Elson Price (sponsor) and the members of the West Miami Environmental Club.
Eugenio L. Machado (sponsor) and the members of the YES Club at Ponce de Leon Middle Community School.
Kitchka Petrova, science educator, and Dr. Jennifer Richards, FIU, for leading 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Science Students at Ponce de Leon Middle Community School in Project S.M.A.R.T. (South Florida Applied Research Training).
Kitchka Petrova, James McNair, Manuel Ramirez, Loretta Dawson, & Rodolfo Mendoza (sponsors) Ponce de Leon Middle Community School and the 6th Grade gifted students who participated in the Hidden Lake Camping Trip to Everglades National Park.
Arlene Lindsey & Jeffrey Wasielewski (sponsors) and the members of the Meditation Club for creating a Peace Garden at Ponce de Leon Middle Community School.
Denise Osceola, student at Braddock Senior High School, for her art work reflecting the endangered flora and fauna of the Everglades.
The Miami Group hopes all students in South Dade will become environmental leaders, and wishes to thank all the teachers and students who promote environmental leadership in South Florida schools.
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