A healthy environment for learning makes sense, but a
school as a green school as “learning tool” – what does that mean?
Find out on April 23, 5 -
7:30 p.m. at the Pleasant Ridge Montessori School (5945
Montgomery Rd. - rear entrance) when the Green and
Healthy Schools
network explains the concept.
Tours of the Pleasant Ridge, Ohio’s First Public LEED silver
school, offered by students will show how solar panels, a window into the
schools HV/AC system, recycling stations and other features of the green school
are incorporated into the every day curriculum.
A reception and presentations by Robert Kobet, National
Chair for LEED for Schools and Robert Knight, CPS’ Sustainable Design, will
provide an opportunity to ask questions and learn how anyone can help support
this program that is an essential element of the Cincinnati
community.
ALLY: the Alliance
for Leadership and Interconnection is the founder of the Green and Healthy Schools initiative and primary host
of the April 23 event.
“Beginning in 2004, ALLY
and its Growing Green and Healthy Schools Network, led a wide range of
organizations to advocate for green and healthy schools,” says the group’s Web
site. “By working in collaboration with Cincinnati Public Schools, architects, and
community leaders, ALLY was a citizen
catalyst for green and healthy schools in Cincinnati,
Ohio and across the nation.
The event is free for children and CPS faculty. Advance
Registration by April 21 is $15 for non-ALLY members and $10 ALLY
and PTO members. Day of event tickets are $20 for non-ALLY
members and $15 for ALLY and PTO
members.
Advance registrations are encouraged due to limited
seating capacity. For those requiring financial assistance, just call ALLY.
To register: call 513-541-4607, send an e-mail to info@allyohio.org or send check or money
order to ALLY, P.O. Box 23272, Cincinnati,
Ohio 45223.
Check www.allyohio.org
for final schedule of events.
To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, call or
e-mail.
