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Education Program Offerings

Metro Beautification and Environment Commission is privileged to provide teachers, principals and other educators with an array of ideas and resource materials for anti-litter, recycling, beautification and environmental programs. The Beautification and Environmental Education Programs Booklet has become a valuable guide for teachers in public and private K-12th grade schools in Metro Nashville and Davidson County, and we are pleased to make it available again this school year.

Where to find information on our Education Programs

• Online Program Registration Form
• Printable Program Registration Form
• Printable Program Registration Form
• Click on the programs below to download and print information about our offerings and corresponding MNPS academic standards. Each program is accompanied by a registration form.
• 2009-2010 Beautification and Environmental Education Program Booklet
• 2009-2010 Beautification and Environmental Education Program Booklet
• All principals and librarians in public and private schools in Metro Nashville Davidson County will be mailed a copy of the education booklet.
• All grade-level team leaders in public and private schools will be mailed flyers about the the programs that apply to their grade levels.
• Question? Email us

Education Program Descriptions

Note: These programs are held at your school!
These files are available in both pdf and Microsoft Word formats.

• K - 2nd Grade
  • Enviromutt Puppet Show
  • Enviromutt Puppet Show
  • Curby’s Reading Program
  • Curby’s Reading Program
  • Trees Are Terrific
  • Trees Are Terrific
• 3rd and 4th Grade
  • Curby’s Waste in Place Roadshow
  • Curby’s Waste in Place Roadshow
• 4th Grade
  • Trees Too
  • Trees Too
• 5th - 8th Grade
  • Stop Litter, Start Recycling: A classroom project to develop litter prevention & recycling advertisements for use in your school! Request materials to implement this program in your classroom.
  • Hazardous Waste & Community Waste: Where does it go? Teachers may request a program OR teachers may request our loaner interactive model to use in the classroom.
• 9th - 12th Grades
  • How the Landfill Works: Solid Waste Options
  • How the Landfill Works: Solid Waste Options
    
• All Grades
  • Visit the Recycling Center
  • Visit the Recycling Center
  • Learn more about the Recycling Center field trip

Science Projects: Composting:

Davidson County schools may request an outdoor compost bin. We also offer the use of a loaner worm bin. Use our online compost bin request form.

• Compost Bin Application
• Compost Bin Application
• Loaner Worm Bin Application
• Loaner Worm Bin Application

Contests

All private and public schools and grades participate, except where noted.

• Excellence in School Recycling
• Excellence in School Recycling
• Trash Art Contest
• Trash Art Contest
• School Arbor Day Recognition Application
• School Arbor Day Recognition Application
• Arbor Day Essay Contest (5th grade)
• Arbor Day Essay Contest (5th grade)
• Arbor Day National Poster Contest
• Arbor Day National Poster Contest
• Big Old Tree Contest
• Big Old Tree Contest
• Custodian of the Year Contest
• Custodian of the Year

Beautification Projects

All private and public schools and grades may participate, except where noted.

• Daffodil Bulbs
• Daffodil Bulbs
• Place Your Daffodil Bulbs Order Online
• ReLeaf Trees (4th grade)
• ReLeaf Trees (4th grade)
• Great American Cleanup – Ring Around the School
• Great American Cleanup – Ring Around the School
• Great American Cleanup – Ring Around the School - REGISTER YOUR CLEANUP ONLINE

As a part of the national Keep America Beautiful System, MBEC is committed to a behavioral approach to changing attitudes and practices related to proper litter placement, reducing waste and recycling appropriate materials. These concepts have to start with our youth, and our Education Committee strives to make the programs fun and easy, as well as informative and meaningful. For more information, call us at 615-880-2419.