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Going "green" at Friends Academy implies more than following current trends that seem to sweeping the nation. For us it means a commitment to change by taking vigilant steps to transform our school into an institution that treads lightly on the earth.
The Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and service all lead to the testimony of stewardship.
The Green Campus Committee at Friends is a focused group with parent, student, faculty and staff representation who meet monthly. This group works to advocate and demonstrate environmental principles which generate action to reduce our environmental footprint. The hard work of the committee has sparked a heightened awareness where the community is engaged in finding ways to improve our environmental track record and because of this spirit, meaningful changes have taken place. Friends Academy will serve as a model for other institutions and students as environmental sustainability will be at the forefront of the world they live in.
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 | A healthier planet. According to the Pesticide Action Network, as many as 10 lb of pesticides are sprayed on wheat fields, per acre. |
| Take a big whiff. Sniff sweet-smelling essential oils, not toxic chems. |
| Protect little'uns. Conventional cleaning products are responsible for about 10% of all toxic exposures. |
| Cleaner streams. High concentrations of detergents were found in 69% of waterways in a 2002 nationwide study. |
| Avoid eco-detention. The average American uses the equivalent of a 100-ft high, 16-in wide tree’s worth of paper each year. Look for paper with high post-consumer waste content. |
| Freedom from chemicals. Disposable diapers are made of heavily treated pulp paper, polyethylene, glues, dyes, synthetic perfumes, and sodium polyacrylate (gives diapers that "dry feeling"). |
| "Eco-tips and facts" courtesy of Idealbite.com. |
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