Reference Guide - Indian River County

USGBC LEED Standards
http://www.usgbc.org/leed/leed_main.asp
Education
Credit 6: Student education
ACTIVITY:
a) Involve students in green projects within the school. (2 points)
b) Involve students in green projects outside the school. (2 points)
APPROACH:
Students are exposed to green building through lesson plans such as by taking part in the
Alliance to Save Energy Green Schools program or curricula developed by the Florida Solar
Energy Center. Students can also be exposed to green building outside of lesson plans through
field trips to green local government features and involvement in projects that enable school
grounds to be certified by state and national programs.
SUGGESTED DOCUMENTATION:
Submit details of projects, either in-house, external, or both, which engage students in green
building education.
BENEFIT:
Green building education can fulfill part of the requirements for science curriculums.
RESOURCES:
Alliance to Save Energy Green Schools Program
http://www.ase.org/section/program/greenschl/
Florida Solar Energy Center Education Resources
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/ed/teachers/
Alachua County Environmental Park Tours
http://www.environmentalpark.alachua.fl.us/tours.htm
Credit 7: Staff education.
ACTIVITY:
a) Incentives for environmental training of teachers over the summer. (2 points)
APPROACH:
School Board offers incentives for teachers who choose environmentally based learning
opportunities/projects during the summer season.
SUGGESTED DOCUMENTATION:
Submit details of coursework offered to staff, and incentives for completing such coursework.
BENEFIT:
Incentive based summer learning opportunities are an effective way to bring environmental
curricula into the classroom.
Florida Green Local Government Standard – Copyright Florida Green Building Coalition, Inc. 2004, 2005 R60