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SUNWISE SCHOOL PROGRAM PILOT UNDERWAY
Release Date: 05/13/99
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FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1999
SUNWISE SCHOOL PROGRAM PILOT UNDERWAY
Through a national network of elementary schools, children will begin a pilot of the EPA SunWise School Program to enhance children’s understanding of ultraviolet radiation and stratospheric ozone depletion as well as the health risks that can result from overexposure to the sun. Schools will take daily measurements of actual ultraviolet radiation and report daily ultra-violet data on the SunWise Internet Learning Site. The program includes opportunities to enhance school sun-safety practices and involve the community through guest speakers and partnerships. The SunWise School Program is in its first pilot phase which will be refined during this year to prepare for the national launch of SunWise in 2000. SunWise is an EPA Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking (EMPACT) project that provides accurate, time-relevant environmental monitoring data in an ongoing and sustainable manner. For more information about EMPACT, see: https://www.epa.gov/empact. For more information about the SunWise program, see: https://www.epa.gov/sunwise or contact Maura Cantor, SunWise School Program Director, at 202-564-9096. The SunWise Partner Schools are: Southwest School, Phoenix, Ariz.; St. Joseph School, Redding, Calif.; Turtle Bay School, Redding, Calif.; Grant Elementary School, Redding, Calif.; Katherine Delmar Burke School, San Francisco, Calif.; Shasta Union Elementary School, Shasta, Calif.; St. Mel Elementary School, Woodland Hills, Calif.; Todd Grant Elementary School, Darien, Ga.; Central Middle School, Tinley Park, Ill.; Dartmouth Middle School, Dartmouth, Mass.; Neighborhood House Charter School, Dorchester, Mass.; Medway Middle School, Medway, Mass.; St. Brigid School, South Boston, Mass.; Georgian Forest Elementary School, Silver Spring, Md.; Brownstown Middle School, Brownstown, Mich.; Center for Creative Learning, Ellisville, Mo.;Cherokee Elementary School, Cherokee, N.C.; South Middle School, Grand Forks, N.D.; St. Anthony School, Manchester, N.H.; Lakeview School, Denville, N.J.; Oradell Public School, Oradell, N.J.; Walker River Paiute Tribe, Schurz, Nev.; Boy Scouts of America - In School Division, New York, N.Y.; Congressional School of Virginia, Falls Church, Va.; Molly Stark Elementary, Bennington, Vt.; Monument Elementary School, Bennington, Vt.; The Dorset School, Dorset Vt.; Mettawee Community School, West Pawlet, Vt.; West Elementary School, Burns, Wyo.; Carpenter Elementary School, Carpenter, Wyo. Carey Jr. High School, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Arvada/Clearmont School, Clearmont, Wyo.; Pinedale Elementary School, Pinedale, Wyo.; Meadowlark Elementary School, Sheridan, Wyo.
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