Dear teachers, administrators, and students,
We would like to invite your school to participate in our 2011-12 Earth-Friendly Schools
Hawai`i (EFSH) program!
EFSH is an incentive program whose objective is to instill an environmental ethic into the lives of our youth. Through service-learning projects and other activities, EFSH participants make a difference in the quality of life in their community and learn invaluable skills along the way. EFSH was first implemented at schools on the island of
Kaua`i in 1993 and in 2007, through a partnership between Recycle Hawai`i and Performing
Fine Artists for World Peace, was brought to the island of Hawai`i.
Since its creation in 1993, over 100 schools have participated in programs that EFSH has sponsored and 50 schools have received recognition as an Earth-Friendly School.
Program participants are challenged to demonstrate respect and responsibility for their local and global environment . This is accomplished through projects that promote The 10
R’s: Respect, Recycle, Reuse, Reduce, Recreate, Respond, Remind, Research, Realize, and
Revere .
Schools that participate in our program develop a school plan that incorporates activities for each ‘R’. Many schools designate different grade levels to do different projects at their school or in the community. There are other projects that all the students participate in.
Students involved with EFSH have cleaned and beautified many beaches, parks, highways, and schools. They have collected tons of materials for recycling that would have ended up in our landfills. They have created artwork out of recycled materials, and they have done research about environmental issues and presented their findings not only to their fellow students, but also to the media and government leaders.
Partnerships between schools, businesses, community organizations, and government agencies are encouraged. The program acknowledges successful EFSH participants with a Certificate of
Recognition. Bringing attention to these designated schools inspires others to take action, thereby fostering a network of informed students committed to community service and the protection of their environment.

Kalaheo Elementary • He`eia Elementary • Pahoa High & Intermediate • Hilo High
Hawai`i Preparatory Academy • Pahoa Elementary • Waihe`e School • Kohala Middle School
`Ae Kamali`i Preschool • Kohala Middle School • Lana`i High & Elementary
Kapa`a Elementary • Lihikai Elementary • Mae`ma`e Elementary • Kula Elementary
Hualalai Academy • King Kaumuali`i Elementary • Makaha Elementary • Kea`au Elementary
Island School • Enchanted Lake Elementary • Aikahi Elementary • Lehua Elementary
Ahuimanu Elementary Hanalei Elementary • Kea`au High • Mauna Loa Elementary
Farrington High School • Roosevelt High • Kapunahala Elementary • Crater Hill School
Le Jardin Academy • Nanakuli Elementary • Kapa`a High & Intermediate • Kapolei High
Koko Head Elementary • The Early School • Island School • Laupahoehoe High & Elementary
Kohala High • Kualapu`u Elementary • Waikoloa Elementary • Kona Pacific Charter School
Ke Kula Kaiapuni `o Pu`ohala • Fort Hunt Elementary • Meadowbook Elementary
Hathaway Elementary • School of Discovery
1 . Register your school or group by mailing us a completed registration form.
2 . Plan and carry out projects.
Individual classes may do a service-learning project. Schoolwide projects promote The 10 R’s. Many schools do monthly projects and assign different activities to each grade level.
3. Document your activities with a photo-journal that includes written description, photos and student work (e.g. letters, essays, posters, reports, poems, etc.) We have received many creative and colorful photo-journals showing the variety of activities that schools have undertaken.
4.
Submit your journal. To receive recognition as an Earth-Friendly School, we must receive your photo-journal by May 15, 2012. We will return your journal if you include a written request and return postage.

The 10 R’s Project
The whole school participates throughout the year in a variety of activities that promote
The 10 R’s: Respect, Recycle, Reuse, Reduce, Recreate, Respond, Remind, Research, Realize,
Revere.
Activities might include recycling, beautification projects such as tree planting and native species gardens, litter free events, researching environmental issues, performing & visual art with environmental themes.
Service Learning Project
Focus on one or more specific projects.
One class, a grade level or the whole school could do this. Projects such as litter-free schools, recycling drive, tree planting, reusing materials.
America Recycles Day
On November 15, 2011 people across the country will be participating in America Recycles
Day. Created by Keep America Beautiful in 1997, it is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to the promotion of recycling programs in the United States. Its goals are to inform, educate and motivate people to get involved with their community in creating recycling opportunities throughout the year. Americarecyclesday.org
Recycle-Bowl Competition
Recycle-Bowl is a free competition for K-12 school recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities. School recycling programs across the nation compete in a race to collect the most recyclables. The goals of the competition are to inspire students, teachers and administrators to recycle more, catalyze bigger, better recycling programs, provide “teaching moments” with students about the benefits of recycling, and divert material from disposal into recycling systems.
Kokua Hawai`i Foundation Environmental Field Trips & Mini Grants
We are working in partnership with the Kokua Hawai`i Foundation in promoting field trips and mini grants for schools on the island of Hawai`i. To learn more about these programs and to register, please visit their website at http://kokuahawaiifoundation.org/schoolprograms/
Special Note: Recycle Hawai`i is working with the County of Hawai`i on a Zero Waste
Initiative which will enable us to reduce the amount of materials that are going into our landfill. Zero Waste focuses on determining new and better uses of materials that normally go to the landfill in order to eliminate waste and pollution. If your students would like to pursue the concept of Zero Waste as part of their Earth-Friendly Schools project, we can offer guidance and resources.

We would like to register for the following: (Check one or more)
Earth-Friendly School/ The 10 R’s Project ( )
EFS Service Learning Project ( )
America Recycles Day ( )
Recycle-Bowl Competition ( )
Environmental Field Trips & Mini Grants ( )
Name of School Or Group ____________________________________________________________
Mailing Address ______________________________________________________________________
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Phone ____________________________________ Fax ______________________________________
School Website ______________________________________________________________________
Primary Contact Person / Title __________________________________________________________
Telephone: ________________________________ Cell: _____________________________________
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“We are committed to protecting the environment, serving our community, and supporting the goals and objectives of the
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Presiding Officer / Administrator
Earth-Friendly Schools Program. “
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Date
Mail or fax this completed form to:
Recycle Hawai`i
P. O. Box 4847 • Hilo, HI 96740
Phone: 808.969-2012 • Fax: 808.969-2014
Printed on recycled and recyclable paper

RESPECT OUR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
In what ways can you show that you respect your school’s environment?
Consider planting native species gardens, weekly cleanups, painting a building, etc.
RECYCLE AS MUCH MATERIAL AS POSSIBLE
What materials at your school can you recycle?
REUSE SUPPLIES
Do you use both sides of the paper? Do you use reusable plates and utensils?
What other supplies can you reuse?
REDUCE AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES
In what ways can you reduce the amount of materials that you use?
RECREATE ARTS AND CRAFTS WITH USED MATERIALS
Consider the possibilities. Be creative! Participate in Recycle Hawai`i’s
Art of Recycling School Competition held in April!
REMIND OTHERS TO BE EARTH-FRIENDLY
How can you communicate this? Consider video, editorials, letter writing, poster campaigns, talking to others at school and in your community.
RESPOND TO COMMUNITY CLEANUP PROJECTS
Do you take an active role in caring for the environment?
Ideas for projects: adopting a beach, park, or highway, participating in statewide and national cleanup and beautification projects, removing graffiti.
RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
What are some different ways that you can learn about issues concerning the environment?
Newsletters, magazines, guest speakers, class projects, surveys, field trips.
REALIZE THAT EACH OF US MAKES A DIFFERENCE
We create the problems and we find the solutions.
In what ways can problem-solving activities be encouraged?
REVERE THE EARTH AND ALL LIVING THINGS
“To regard with deep respect or love”
Find your own ways to express reverence for the earth.
Consider joining environmental organizations, adopting a pet, composing songs, writing stories, creating artwork

“Direct Service Activities”
Plant a native plant gardens at your school or in the community
Adopt a park or beach to clean and beautify
Collect bottles and cans for recycling
Create recycled art projects such as community murals, sculptures, etc.
Plant trees at your school or in your community
Serve as a docent at a park or museum that has an environmental concern
Help a park or museum to set-up an environment awareness program
Conduct a community clean up activity
Organize a carpool system/network among students
“Indirect Service Activities”
Put up bulletin boards or displays about what you've learned about the environment
Sponsor current environmental awareness activities in the school and in the community
Distribute literature about environmental concerns i.e., "Save Our Streams,"
Ask gas stations and automotive stores to make literature available to customers about proper disposal of oil, antifreeze, etc.
Create a brochure about recycling opportunities in the community

Start a recycling project
Help with or initiate community-landscaping projects. Contact Department of
Natural Resources for more information
Plant an organic garden - give proceeds to soup kitchen or sell them and give contributions to a conservation organization
Start a compost pile
Create a display of artwork created out of recycled materials.
“Advocacy/Civic Service Activities”
Sponsor a Futuristic Week for the school. Invite speakers, have panel discussions, and view films. Possible topics: Impact of Future
Technology, Quality for Life, Food in the Future, Tomorrow's Schools.
Write letters to public officials offering ideas, solutions, or political pressure to take action on environmental issues
Lobby for curbside recycling in your community