Two schools win national “green” award for building and education

Two metro Atlanta schools have won federal recognition for environmental “sustainability” in education.

Arcado Elementary in Gwinnett County and High Meadows, a private school in Roswell, were named by the U.S. Department of Education as 2014 Green Ribbon Schools for “exemplary efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, promote better health, and ensure effective environmental education,” according to a statement from Georgia Department of Education.

Students have learned about composting and recycling while studying environmental problems and solutions. The schools will split a $10,000 prize from the Captain Planet Foundation and Turner Foundation.