TEENS GO GREEN began in 2007 as a way to take the SR2S program to the next level, literally – to middle schools and high schools in Marin. At Teens Go Green, we believe that students are a powerful group. They have excellent ideas, exceptional energy and drive to get things done. We partner with teens interested in the environment to bring reduced CO2 and healthy lifestyles to their schools. We do this through participation in clubs, morning walk and roll events and contests, occasional bike field trips, and inspiration from smoothies made on our bike blender.
No Cars on Campus At Drake High School
Photo by Peter Oppenheimer
Drake’s Green Routes Club created the first ever “No Cars On Campus Day” on May 20th to send a strong message about the power of walking and biking to school and the possible transformation of a campus when cars are replaced with collective human celebration. Instead of cars accelerating out of Drake’s main parking lot, which typically parks 120 cars, during lunch, students stayed to see the extremely innovative Human Powered Vehicles created by Drake’s Engineer students as they raced and maneuvered around courses and enjoyed various activities including milkshakes made with Teens Go Green’s famous bike pedaled blender. According to Anna Garfink, Co-President of the Green Routes Club with Carlea Winkler, Eve Penberthy, and Kayla Ruggiero, the goal was to get 10 percent of the student and staff who normally drive, to walk or bike to school, and much more than that was definitely achieved. Satellite parking was offered to those who lived long distances from school, yet students were seen commuting together by bike and skateboard from as far away as San Geronimo Valley.
Photo by Peter Oppenheimer
Tunnel and Treats: A bike field trip for Hall students
Photo by Peter Oppenheimer
Larkspur Recreation Department and Teens Go Green collaborated to take 5th and 6th graders students from Hall Middle School to Larkspur via the Cal Park Hill tunnel. For many of the 18 students that joined the ride, it was the first time that they passed through the tunnel.
Unique sculptures created by Davidson students
Photo by Lou Goodwin
Twenty 7th grade Students from the SNAP program at Davidson Middle School worked diligently for several weeks to create beautiful sculptures made of recycled bike parts. When the sculptures were done, many of the students joined Teens Go Green staff to a bike ride from Davidson Middle School through the Cal Park Hill tunnel to Larkspur Landing where they were treated to Berry Bliss Yogurt before returning back school.
