Go Green Initiative

The Go Green Initiative is a partnership between Cumberland County Schools and the regional nonprofit Sustainable Sandhills, creating resilient environmental, economic, and social resources for current and future generations. Together, using our mutual resources, we are bringing sustainability to our educational and Cumberland County community.

The responsibility for becoming a more sustainable school system is not with one person or one department but with all individuals who are a part of our system. We have all been part of the problem now we can all be part of the solution. Join Us.

Announcements

2020-2021 Air Quality Contest

Seventh Grade Students from all over North Carolina can compete in the 2020 - 2021 AQ-IQ Contest. Please see the materials here on this page to get your started. This years projects will all be submitted on-line, and the contest is a great on-line or distance learning activity for classrooms. Projects are due on-line by March 12, 2021. Read More

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Community Water Monitoring Labs

Students will explore the factors that influence water quality. For more information, contact Amber Williams, Park Ranger at Lake Rim Park by phone at 910-433-1018.

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Cumberland County Schools' New Recycling Service

Cumberland County Schools contracted with GFL Environmental Services for recycling at our schools. GFL will offer commingled recycling services which will increase the amount and variety of materials recycled.

Schools will switch to commingled recycling beginning the 2020-21 school year. Commingled recycling allows for more recycling of schools' solid waste.

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Walker-Spivey Receives National Green Ribbon Award

The U.S. Department of Education announced today, on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, that Walker-Spivey Elementary School is among the 2020 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award honorees.

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Gloria Lengel, Director
glorialengel@ccs.k12.nc.us
Off/910.678.7046
Cell/910.261.1160

Operations
810 Gillespie St.
Fayetteville, NC 28306

How is the Go Green Initiative administered at each school?

Each school in the county has a Green Team Leader. Many schools have teams of personnel from teachers to custodians who serve as members of the Go Green team. The Go Green initiative at schools is best served by all members of the school since the issues and problems that arise with becoming sustainable are all members of the community's responsibility. The best schools have made sustainability part of their school's mission.
What are the Principles of Sustainability developed and adopted by the Board of Education?

Awareness and Education. Energy and Water Conservation, Pollution Control, Solid Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling are the principles of Sustainability for our program. Teaching the teachers so they can teach the students is part of this program. Practicing and modeling sustainable habits such as turning off equipment and lights, reporting water loss from broken faucets, toilets, ensuring the air quality of a room is not invasive for sensitive students and reducing our waste, reusing as we can, and recycling all we can. Each school must work together to incorporate strategies of sustainability into their everyday work just as they do for all areas within their purview.