Since Inception

Dream in Green Achieved:
$5.2mil Saved.
5.85 Gigawatt-hours Saved.
88.6mil pounds of CO2 reduced.
7,500 Homes off Grid.
  • More to come!

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WE-LAB Achieved:
$346.000 Saved.
2.3 Megawatt-hours Saved.
88.6mil Gallons of water saved.
3.43mil pounds CO2 reduced or offset.

Year 20: 2026

  • Celebrating 20 years of instilling environmental stewardship in our future generation.

  • Released it’s annual Impact Report for the sixth continuous year and published it’s 2nd Strategic Plan 2024-2027.

DIG History 2026

Year 19: 2025

  • Relaunch of Recyclepedia tool with additional features ex. games for students and community calendar.

  • Green Leadership Grants awarded $100,000 to schools since its inception.

  • The Green Schools Challenge educates over 14,000 students and 1,000 educators!
  • Global E-STEM Excellence Prize recipient awarded by Pratt & Whitney and the North American Association of Environmental Education (NAAEE).
DIG 2025 E-STEM Award

Year 18: 2024

  • Awarded a formal partnership with the School District of Palm Beach, launching the Green Schools Challenge.

  • Conducted the 135th WE-LAB workshop since inception in South Florida.

  • Receiving a proclamation from Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Awarded in recognition of DIG as a ‘Sustainability Education Organization’ for Miami Dade County Public Schools.

DIG History 2024

Year 15: 2021

  • The Dream in Green Academy simply becomes the Green Schools Challenge.

  • Launched the program in Broward County School district and entered a formal partnership.

  • Launched the original Recyclepedia Website and application on Android. DIG received the Innovation Prize from the Children’s Trust to create its original Recyclepedia Website + application on Android.

  • Geared up for the 15th year with a record number of events in 2022.

  • Won the Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation’s “Innovation in Education” award.

DIG History 2021

Year 12: 2018

  • The Dream in Green Academy is transformed into 3 separate Green Schools Challenge Curriculums for ES, MS, HS.

  • Became part of Resilient305
    Strategic partners. They launched in 2009 as a comprehensive, collaborative strategy to address regional economic, environmental, and social changes.

  • Launched a new partnership with Live Arts Miami providing art workshops & performances related to the environment and sustainability increasing DIG’s STEAM content.

DIG History 2018

Year 9: 2015

  • The Green Schools Challenge program was able to register over 115 schools.

  • Received Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties for the Water & Energy Learning and Behavior
    (WE-LAB) Program.

DIG History 2015

Year 7: 2013

  • The Green Leadership Grants program was added to the Dream in Green Academy.

  • The WE-LAB program was created with the support of the EPA and Miami-Dade County’s Office of Resiliency.

  • Received the CLEO Institute – Leadership Circle Inductees award.

Green Leadership Grants
he CLEO Institute – Leadership Circle Inductees

Year 3: 2009

  • Received Sustainable South Florida Award for Green Education & Outreach from the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

Year 1: 2006

  • Dream in Green was established as a non-profit.

  • Green Schools Challenge program began with 3 schools.

  • Certificate of Recognition for Miami’s First CO2 Emissions Event hosted by Dream in Green from Mayor Manuel A. Diaz, the City of Miami.

  • Dream in Green became official M-DCPS partners.

City Of Miami Emblem Historic
M-DCPS Logo

Join us June 27th in the Miami Springs for a free WE-LAB workshop focused on simple, practical ways to create a more sustainable and resilient community!
Register today: https://forms.gle/D4P5TfazAu2XMoVW7
#Sustainability #ClimateResilience #WaterConservation #EnergyEfficiency #ExtremeHeat

May was filled with meaningful connections, community impact, and sustainability in action!

Take a look back at some of our May highlights! 🌱

#DreamInGreen #SustainabilityInAction #CommunityImpact #EnvironmentalEducation

🏆 A look back at our Awards Ceremony! We celebrated outstanding students, educators, and schools leading the way in sustainability. Thank you to everyone who helped make this year a success and to @makeawishsfla
#GreenSchoolsChallenge #EnvironmentalEducation #StudentLeadership

Hurricane season is here — now is the time to prepare, not panic. 🌧️🌀
Build an emergency kit, review an evacuation plan, secure important documents, and stay informed before a storm. Small steps today can make a big difference tomorrow. #HurricaneSeason #BePrepared #StormReady

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