WE DID IT! MAST became the only U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School in Florida in 2019. Congratulations to our amazing team of parents, students, teachers, and District employees who helped us along the way. Special thanks to Frost Science, GreenU, the Landon Foundation and the Village of Key Biscayne.
In 2017, MAST earned its Green Apple Designation through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, paving the way for the U.S.Department of Education Green Ribbon award. https://floridadep.gov/osi/green-school-designation We showed goal commitments in the following areas: • Waste Reduction (Recycling and Composting) • Water Conservation • Energy Efficiency (Conservation and Renewable energy) • Alternative Transportation (Electric vehicle car charging and Bike to school programs). We enrolled in the Pepsi Recycling Rally, received recycling bin donations from Key Biscayne Community Foundation and IKEA, created an electric vehicle car charging station, installed solar energy on our guard shack, created a no idling program for the school buses, enrolled in the Miami Heat's "How Low Can you Go," and kicked off Ms. Plana's farm to table organic vegetable delivery program for MAST families. FROST science museum announced its multi-acre mangrove planting initiative for the property around MAST which will include a collaboration with MAST students and teachers. The following clubs and teachers are leading these programs: • Eclipse- Recycling, Mangrove Planting (Ms. Branton) • Ocean - Mangrove Planting (Ms. Walker) • JROTC Coast Guard – 60 hours of Beach Clean Up (Chief Joseph) • Farm to table vegetable deliveries and organic gardens (Ms. Plana, Ms. Martinez) • Bike to School – (Ms. Funcia) • Solar technology and energy conservation – (Mr. Baltazar) Special thanks to our zone mechanic and custodial staff for helping us troubleshoot as we green our school. They are the boots on the ground and the eyes and ears of our school. For more information how on you can get involved contact Michele.Drucker@gmail.com. |