Eco-Schools USA Awards

Once a school has registered with Eco-Schools USA and implemented the Seven Steps, they can apply for an Eco-Schools award on their school's personalized dashboard.

There are three levels of the award system: Bronze, Silver, and the prestigious Green Flag.

The Bronze and Silver awards are self-assessed, and can be achieved by meeting specific criteria and then submitting the on-line award form. The top award is the Green Flag, which must be evaluated by an Eco-Schools USA assessor and renewed every two years. A school is considered to be a permanent Eco-School once it has gained its fourth Green Flag, as we feel a school's culture has changed to included sustainability as a binding thread of its fabric, as important as academics and student safety.

The criteria making up each of the Seven Steps are assigned point values, and are outlined in the Seven Step Framework section of the handbook. As each step is completed, points are accumulated toward an award. The points required to reach each award level are outlined below.

The handbook has a step-by-step summary to assist you in getting the awards process started, including award criteria broken down for each of the Seven Steps, along with specific directions to apply for the Bronze, Silver, Green Flag and Green Flag renewal. We have also put together an Eco-Schools USA Toolkit to accompany the Handbook, where you will find our most commonly used forms, including the award criteria documents and checklists.

View the entire Eco-Schools USA Handbook 2017

• Eco-Schools USA Awards
• Eco-Schools USA Toolkit

Green Flag Schools

Eco-Schools USA has been privileged to award Eco-Schools’ highest honor, the Green Flag, to the following U.S. schools who’ve made significant and measurable changes impacting the environmental sustainability, both within the school and throughout the larger community.