Green Valley High students learn meaning of green

Do you know "What It Means To Be Green?" Students at Green Valley High School do. Thanks to a partnership with workforceCONNECTIONS along with a State Energy Sector Partnership (SESP) grant from the Department of Labor, students are given a hands-on curriculum that will prepare them for the jobs of tomorrow. Learning takes place in a custom-designed Green Mobile Classroom where students experiment with micro-scale Eco-STEM houses, renewable energy systems and energy efficiency assessment tools. Green Valleys program aligns with Superintendent Jones "Ready By Exit" goal that all students graduate high school and be ready for post-secondary education or a career path without remediation. The "What It Means To Be Green" program is the first step to preparing students for changes in industries driven by green technology. Under the schools college and career ready initiative, the new curriculum allows students to be ahead of the curve on changes in traditional industries such as manufacturing, health care, transportation, and two of Nevadas biggest industries, mining and hospitality. "The program is driven by many of the principles in science, engineering, technology and math that align our students with the relevant and rigorous information that will lead them into post-secondary and career pathways," Green Valley Counselor Kelli Grimm said. While much attention is paid to preparing upperclassman for the real world, the green program gets an early start with the schools youngest students. "The value of this program is that 14 year old students are given the opportunity to see the impact of being green, as well as to think about and evaluate careers in the area of Green Economy," science teacher Cindy Kern added.