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:
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Use our Online Program Registration!
- 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.
- Download the complete 2007-08 Beautification & Environment Commission Education Programs Booklet here to see all programs K-12.
- 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 files are available in both pdf and Microsoft Word formats.
- K - 2nd Grade
- Enviromutt Puppet Show pdf or word document
- Curby’s Reading Program pdf or word document
- Trees Are Terrific pdf or word document
- 3rd and 4th Grade
- Curby’s Waste in Place Roadshow pdf or word document
- 4th Grade
- Trees Too pdf or word document
- 5th - 8th Grades
- What's Waste? Community and Personal Options pdf or word document
- 9th - 12th Grades
- How the Landfill
Works: Solid Waste Options pdf or word
document
- How the Landfill
Works: Solid Waste Options pdf or word
document
- All Grades
- Visit the Recycling Center pdf or word document
- Learn more about this 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 pdf or word document
- Loaner Worm Bin Application pdf or word document
Contests
All private and public schools and grades participate, except where noted.
- Trash Art Contest: Plastic Garden Art pdf or word document
- Arbor Day Essay Contest (5th grade) pdf or word document
- Arbor Day National Poster Contest pdf or word document
- Big Old Tree Contest pdf or word document
- Custodian of the Year Contest - TBA
Beautification Projects
All private and public schools and grades may participate, except where noted.
- Daffodil Bulb pdf or word document
- Arbor Day Trees pdf or word document
- ReLeaf Trees (4th grade) pdf or word document
- Great American Cleanup – Ring Around the School pdf or word document
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 862-8418.