MAST Academy’s Green Champions students won Florida’s first Gold Apple Award for sustainability for their school. Student learn best practices for environmental health and lead projects to reduce the school’s carbon footprint. They educate and inspire other students and families in our community to become active stewards of our environment.
Green Champions students advocate for a sustainable environment throughout Miami Dade Schools. A major achievement was successful advocacy for purchase of electric school buses by student Holly Thorpe, who began her advocacy campaign in sixth grade. Students also led the charge for district wide rooftop solar, and successfully advocated for a solar array on a MAST Academy building. Students promote collaboration with other schools modeling commitment to compost, eliminate single use plastic and for effective recycling. They deserve our support!
Green Champions supports students in leading to take action for a healthy environment.
Students work hard to make MAST Academy a net-zero school, reducing waste, working for clean, efficient energy, growing edible gardens, a mangrove nursery, improving air quality; composting, reducing plastics, improving the health of our Bay and more!
Organization name
Green Champions
Mission Category
Environment
Program Site Locations
All of Miami-Dade County, Key Biscayne, Miami: All Communities, Miami: Virginia Key
Annual Operating Budget
Less than $25,000
Primary Population Served
General Population, Youth & Children
Address
240 Crandon Blvd Ste. 108