Illinois Green Schools Project
2023-24 Project Profiles
20 Schools Recognized for their Sustainability Projects
Since October 2023, schools participating in the Illinois Green Schools Project have been hard at work identifying, planning, and implementing low-to-no cost sustainability projects in their schools. Check out their project profiles to learn about their accomplishments across a wide range of sustainability sectors.
Illinois Green would like to congratulate nine 2023-24 award winners for their exemplary work implementing sustainable practices at their schools through the Illinois Green Schools Project. Their profiles can be identified by the ribbon in the top corner of their photo below.
Read the Project Profiles of 2024
The Avery Coonley
School
Downers Grove, IL
AI Powered Vertical Garden Grow & Sip
Edwardsville
High School
Edwardsville, IL
Food Waste Audit
John H. Kinzie
Elementary School
Chicago, IL
Recycling
Marion
High School
Marion, IL
Make MHS Green
Skinner North
Classical School
Chicago, IL
Outdoor Garden Classroom
Thomas
Elementary School
Carbondale, IL
Pollinator Garden
Whitney M. Young
Magnet High School
Chicago, IL
WY Green Team
Carl von Linne
Elementary School
Chicago, IL
Composting Lions / Liones de Compostaje
Grace Holistic Center for Education
Yorkville, IL
Water Sustainability
Jovita Idar
Elementary School
Chicago, IL
Seeds of Change Thrive in Concrete
Marist
High School
Chicago, IL
Pollinator Garden
St. Paul
Lutheran School
Chicago, IL
Food, Nutrition, Community!
Uplift Community
High School
Chicago, IL
Plant Team!
Decatur
Classical School
Chicago, IL
Decatur Classical Sprouting Green
Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Academy
Chicago, IL
Reviving Sustainable Landscaping
Libertyville
High School
Libertyville, IL
Sustainable Cafeteria
Murphysboro
Middle School
Murphysboro, IL
Sustainability Through Hands-On Workshops
The Family Matters
School
Chicago, IL
Closed Loop Project
Urbana
High School
Urbana, IL
Energizing the Engineering Club