And the winners are...

CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who entered the Clean Up Green Teacher Award.

The response was fantastic! Entries came in from across the country and it was great to see so many teachers running environmental initiatives in their school community.

Projects ranged from composting projects to cleaning up entire creeks and building chook farms!

The selection process involved three rounds of judging and the decision was not easy! A huge thank you to all the teachers for all their hard work in raising environmental awareness in their school community.

Winners:

ACT:
Susan Daintith - Melrose High School
Project: Waste Wise "Reduce, Recycle, Reuse and Recover

SA:
Pauline Rivett - Lucindale Area School
Project: Recycling Centre

NSW:
Debbie Mc Gann - St Marys North Public School
Project: Water Wisdom Project

QLD:
Mr Allan Mullaly - Burdekin Christian College
Project: Sustainability- It's effects on the environment

VIC:
Mr Graeme Biggins - Geelong East Primary School
Project: Clean Up Green Teacher Award

TAS:
Ben Wilson - New Town High School
Project: Clean Up The Creek

NATIONAL WINNER: Sheree Samsa - Churchlands Primary School, WA.

Clean Up Australia and Scholastic would also like to give special to mention to the following entries:

1. Kay Harding - Mingenew Primary School- WA   

2.Jenny Hansen - Curramulka Primary School - SA

3. Rose Chesterfield - Floraville Public School - NSW

4. Jacqui Cooper - Ellison Public School - NSW

5. Graeme Dixon - Halls Head Community College - WA

Green Teacher Award

The Clean Up Green Teacher Award is a new and exciting award that recognises teachers who have been a positive influence by carrying out environmental projects within their school community.

This may be a new initiative the teacher has implemented or a project that they have maintained.

Stay tuned for the next Green teacher award event, a great opportunity to nominate someone who demonstrates leadership qualities and promotes environmental awareness in your school.

A winner will be selected from each state, from whom an overall national winner will be selected, with fantastic prizes from Scholastic Book Clubs.