July 31, 2007 Governor's Award
On Tuesday, July 31st, DEP Secretary Kathleen McGinty trekked down to Green Woods Charter School to present the 2007 Governor’s Award to Green Woods Charter School. On hand for this special event, were former 4th graders; Siobhan Gleason, Miranda Meketon, Karly Bornstein, Jake Lotkowski, and Zack Merk. Green Woods was the only school in the state to receive this very prestigious award. This award was given to Green Woods for the “Watershed Year” in which our 4th grade students are immersed in a year-long study focusing on the local watershed. Working side-by-side with educators and experts at the Schuylkill Center, throughout the year, concepts outlined in the Pennsylvania Academic Standards relating to history, social studies, language arts, science and sustainable projects are incorporated into this study.

Students also learn about erosion, why the streambank needs plants, where to plant, what to remove, what to plant, and most importantly they learn the connection between a little stream in the woods and the water that comes from their tap. All their hard work culminates in June when they go fishing to Wind Dance Pond, which is very close to Smith’s Run Watershed where they worked so hard.

In the end the watershed year has taught them they are stewards of the land and what happens to the land can have an impact on the life that lives in our streams and ponds. Secretary McGinty challenged the students to always be good stewards of the environment by "using your brain and finding a solution."

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May 4, 2007
Earth Day 2007 was a glorious day at Green Woods Charter School! The weather was perfect, our students were focused on the task at hand and our parents came out, in force, to help us restore the environment that our children utilize each day as an outdoor classroom. Our entire community enjoyed an awesome assembly by award-winning author Jane Kirkland. We raked, hoed, moved boulders, planted, cleaned up, and removed invasive species to help give our native plants a better chance to grow and thrive. We even enjoyed picnic lunches with family and friends. Most importantly, we did it together. Green Woods would like to extend a hearty thank you to Peachy Kleen for helping to sponsor this event. Thanks, too, to our friends and partners at SCEE for providing their expertise to our students, parents, and staff. Our 2nd Annual Earth Day, Day of Service to the Environment was a huge success because everyone pitched in to lend a helping hand. True to this year’s Earth Day slogan, we really were “lean, green, planting machines.”
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September 13, 2006 - Secretary McGinty announced that Green Woods Charter School has been awarded a Pennsylvania DEP Environmental Education Grants award in the amount of $10,000. The funds will be used to purchase materials to support our environmental education curriculum.

July 6, 2006 - Green Woods is selected as one of the Pennsylvania Environment and Ecology Exemplary School District Programs for 2006 by the Department of Education, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania Council for Environmental Education....
Exemplary Award Letter from the Department of Education

In May, Robert E. Baker, Jr, Regional Director for the U. S. Department of Education came to Green Woods Charter School to present to us an award for our outstanding teaching and learning and for our commitment to academic achievement, accountability, and innovation.  As part of National Charter School Week, 2006, the President of the United States wanted to send a direct message to charter schools that he appreciates our nation's charter schools, teachers, and administrators.