The Green Cup Challenge: Week One

1/23/2015

The Green Cup Challenge began on January 14. This national challenge is four weeks long and pits schools all over the country against one another to see which one can save the most energy. This is the eighth year Eaglebrook has competed in the challenge.

The challenge is a little more complicated at Eaglebrook. We are competing as a school, but each of the five dormitories on campus is also competing against the other four, to see which one can use the least amount of energy over the four weeks. Within the dorms, students are vying for the “Greenest Student” title, given to the student who shows the best leadership in the energy saving campaign. Watch an excerpt from the Sustainability Committee’s assembly about the Green Cup Challenge that explains this three-part challenge here.

Eaglebrook’s commitment to sustainability is strong. Students are not asked to conserve energy for just these four weeks a year; they are taught throughout their time at Eaglebrook why it is important to be mindful of the resources we use, and they are given strategies to live more sustainable lives. Read more about Sustainability at Eaglebrook here.

The Green Cup Challenge numbers will be updated every week until it ends on February 11. Right now the residents of Taylor House are in the lead. They used 15% less energy than the previous week. Keep up with the Green Cup Challenge at Eaglebrook at www.eaglebrook.org/GreenCupChallenge.

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