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.

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).
First Orange County School registered for the program.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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🌎We made it to the final day of the #earthweekchallenge! Today is Nature Sunday! Spend time outside in nature, reconnecting with this planet that we are trying so hard to protect! 🌱Thank you to everyone that completed the week's challenges, you are all eco-warriors! 🌎

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18 Apr

It's Shop Green Saturday! Reflect on how you can support more sustainable products and businesses. #earthweekchallenge

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16 Apr

Today is Civic Friday! Use your voice and leverage your power as a voter and influencer. If you believe that your personal actions have a limited impact, then consider this challenge as an opportunity to increase your influence through your community. #earthweekchallenge

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16 Apr

Today is Trashy Thursday! Take a stand against single-use plastic items. Live a minimal waste lifestyle by practicing all the Rs: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Repurpose, Recycle and Rot. Aim to generate as little waste as possible each day. #EarthWeekChallenge