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Sustainability and Compliance

For Teachers

Green Teams

Green Teams

Start a Green Club at your school!

Green clubs are a great way to engage students in hands-on environmental issues. Sustainability Leaders receive a stipend for leading these efforts at their school.

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Sustainability Action Plan (SAP)

Every school must submit a Sustainability Action Plan (formerly form 201-10) by September 30 each year. Submitting this plan on time is critical because it identifies who will receive each school’s stipends for the year.

Green Activity Ideas

Explore a variety of ways to engage your students in green issues throughout the school year:

Field Trips

COMING SOON - View field trip opportunities.

Outreach Visits

Explore available in-class presentations and Schedule a visit from a Sustainability & Compliance Team member.

Additional Activities

COMING SOON: View our opportunity menu.

Teacher Volunteer Opportunities

Are you an experienced sustainability leader at your school? If you are willing to mentor colleagues and support them on their green journeys, please email sustainability@mcpsmd.org with the subject line “Mentorship” to get connected with teachers seeking guidance.

Earn Professional Development

A variety of professional development options are available for teachers interested in expanding their environmental knowledge and incorporating sustainability into their classrooms. Click here to view current professional development opportunities.

Outdoor Environmental Education Programs

  • delivers hands-on PreK-12 day and overnight programs that are aligned with state standards for over 20,000 MCPS students;
  • provides professional learning for more than 500 MCPS teachers annually on outdoor environmental instruction and strategies;
  • co-manages the Maryland Green School Program alongside the MCPS Sustainability & Compliance Team and Nature Forward.

For curriculum resources, lesson plans and program details, please visit the Outdoor Environmental Education Programs (OEEP) website. 

Outdoor Education