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U.S. Department of Education
Office of Communications & Outreach, Press Office
400 Maryland Ave., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20202
MEDIA ADVISORY
EVENT DATES: Sept. 27-29, 2016
CONTACT: Press Office, (202) 401-1576 or press@ed.gov
Education
Department Senior Official to Visit Pennsylvania as part of Annual Green
Strides Tour – Real-World Learning
Visits Include
Southeast Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley Area Schools
U.S.
Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools
Director Andrea Falken, accompanied by various federal, state, and local
officials, will visit schools and one postsecondary institution in Philadelphia
and Easton area in Pennsylvania Sept. 27-29 as part of the third annual Green
Strides Tour of U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools program.
Real-World
Learning is the theme of this year’s tour.
U.S.
Secretary of Education John B. King
Jr. announced this year’s tour at
an annual ceremony in July honoring the 2016 U.S. Department of Education Green
Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary
Sustainability Awardees in Washington, D.C. The tours will include visits
to school buildings and grounds, conversations with students and teachers
regarding environmental education and project-based learning, and discussions
with key facilities and health personnel. The discussion session will allow
practitioners and experts to share innovative practices.
In 2013, the tour traveled to
11 states to engage in 40 events under an “Education Built to Last” facilities
theme, spanning Alabama, New
England, New
York and New Jersey, California, Oregon and Washington,
Wisconsin, and Washington, D.C. In 2014, it covered
another six states and conducted 46 events with a “Healthy Schools,
High-Achieving Students” theme, encompassing Boulder and Fort
Collins, Colorado to Palm
Beach and Broward, Florida, from West
Virginia to Kentucky, from Prior Lake
Savage and Waconia, Minnesota to Maryland.
The U.S. Department of
Education Green Ribbon Schools and District Sustainability Awardees are
recognized for reducing their environmental impact, including energy use, waste
and water; creating healthy learning environments and fostering wellness
practices; and providing effective environmental education that prepares
students to succeed in the 21st century.
More information on the
federal recognition award can be found here. Resources for all schools to meet the criteria for
the award can be found here.
An agenda of tour sites
and some participants follows:
Tuesday, Sept.
27
9 a.m. – 10 a.m. – Tour of
Albert M. Greenfield Elementary School, 2200 Chestnut St., Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. –
Tour of Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, 500 W. Willow Grove Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. – Tour
of Harriton High School, 600 N. Ithan Ave., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
2:40 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. – Tour
of Radnor Middle School, 150 Louella Ave., Wayne, Pennsylvania
Who to expect:
Andrea Suarez Falken,
director, U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools
David Bauman, director,
Pennsylvania Green Ribbon Schools, Pennsylvania Department of Education
Michael
Walsh, deputy secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources
James Liou, William Penn
Foundation (Greenfield only)
Gamal Sherif, ProgressED
(Greenfield only)
Katie Bartolotta, policy and
program manager, Delaware Valley Green Building Council (Greenfield only)
Fran Burns, chief operating
officer, Philadelphia School District (Greenfield only)
Megan Garner, sustainability
program manager, Philadelphia School District (Greenfield only)
Abby Rambo, community
relations director, Office of Rep. Brian Sims (Greenfield only)
Lorna Rosenberg, green and
healthy schools coordinator, Region 3 EPA
Bernard E. Piaia, Jr.
director of the office of school facilities, New Jersey Department of Education
Allison Mulch, New Jersey
Audubon
Maarten Pesch, principal,
Wallace, Roberts and Todd
Will Agate, president,
NetZero Microgrid Solutions, LLC
Wednesday,
Sept. 28
9 a.m. – 10 a.m. – Tour of Charles F. Patton Middle School,
760 Unionville Road, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Tour of Westtown School, 975
Westtown Road, West Chester, Pennsylvania
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Tour of the School District of
Jenkintown, 325 Highland Ave., Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – Tour of Goodnoe
Elementary, 298 Frost Lane, Newtown, Pennsylvania
Who to expect:
Andrea Suarez Falken,
director, U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools
David Bauman, director,
Pennsylvania Green Ribbon Schools, Pennsylvania Department of Education
Kim Martinez, senior regional
education manager for the Mid-Atlantic, National Wildlife Federation
Lorna Rosenberg, green and healthy
schools coordinator, Region 3 EPA
Phoebe Kitson-Davis, agency
& community partnership manager, Chester County Food Bank (Patton only)
Michelle Cugini and Emerson
Marine, Longwood Gardens (Patton only)
Joel Smith and Bonnie Musser,
The Tri-M Group (Patton only)
Maya Cheek, board member,
Jenkintown School District School (Jenkintown only)
Thursday,
Sept. 29
9 a.m. – 10 a.m. – Tour of
Broughal Middle School, 114 West Morton St., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
10 a.m. – 11 a.m. – 2016 Tour
Discussion Session, Broughal Middle School, 114 West Morton St., Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. –
Tour of Nazareth Area Middle School, 94 Friedenstahl Ave., Nazareth,
Pennsylvania
2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Tour
of Northampton Community College, Monroe Campus, 2411 Pennsylvania 715,
Tannersville, Pennsylvania
3:30 p.m. Campus Reception
and Celebration, Northampton Community College, Monroe Campus, 2411
Pennsylvania 715, Tannersville, Pennsylvania
Who
to expect:
Pennsylvania Secretary of
Education Pedro A. Rivera (Broughal only)
Andrea Suarez Falken,
director, U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools
David Bauman, director,
Pennsylvania Green Ribbon Schools, Pennsylvania Department of Education
Heidi
Kunka, director, Central Pennsylvania Region, U.S. Green Building Council
Holly
Shields, regional education manager for the Mid-Atlantic, National Wildlife
Federation
Lorin Bradley, school board
president, Nazareth Area School District (Nazareth only)
Dr. Dennis Riker,
superintendent, Nazareth Area School District (Nazareth only)
Pete Ruggiero, executive vice
president, Crayola Global Operations (Nazareth only)
John C. Capobianco,
magisterial district judge (Nazareth only)
Tina Smith, president, Bath
Regional Chamber of Commerce (Nazareth only)
Laura Dunne, president PTSA
(Nazareth only)
Hon. Marcia M. Hahn,
Pennsylvania House of Representatives (Northampton only)
Hon. David Parker,
Pennsylvania House of Representatives (Northampton only)
Hon. Jack Rader, Pennsylvania
House of Representatives (Northampton only)
Dr. April Niver, economic
development coordinator, Office of Hon. Matthew Cartwright, U.S. House of
Representatives (Northampton only)
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