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How a School Composting Program Is Changing Student Habits

Apr 14, 2026

At Eisenhower Elementary School in Boulder Valley School District, a simple idea is helping students rethink their everyday habits and their impact. Through the Cafeteria to Farm Compost Cup Competition, students are taking the lead in improving waste practices at...

The 50 x 2030: Executive Leadership for Sustainable Schools (ELSS) Initiative

Sep 23, 2024

Green Schools National Network is at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting today and tomorrow! We are excited to be involved in this change-making conference. Every guest brings with them a commitment to create a better world, and our organization is no...

GSNN Joins Changemakers at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

Sep 19, 2024

Green Schools National Network is honored to be invited to this year’s Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York City, from September 23rd-24th! This event will be a super-conference of change-makers, leaders, and visionaries coming together to find...

P4BL: Linking Phenomena-Based, Place-Based, Project-Based, and Problem-Based Pedagogy to Deepen Learning

Jul 19, 2024

By: Gerald Lieberman, Ph.D. , Jennifer Seydel, Ph.D. In a world with many critical issues in the news, teachers and students sometimes struggle to find meaning in the content they are expected to teach and learn. The Student Climate Strike, protests related to gun...

Purposeful Learning: The Intersection of Place-Based, Project-Based, and Problem-Based Learning

Jul 11, 2024

By: Jennifer Seydel, Ph.D. Green, healthy, and sustainable schools have a common set of practices that distinguish them from traditional schools. For each issue of the Green Schools Catalyst Quarterly, we pick one of these commonalities and use a magnifying lens to...

Four Strategies to Ensure District Leadership Buy-in for Green School Practices

Nov 30, 2022

Becoming a green school or district is a multi-year process that requires planning, collaboration, and lots of hard work. The most important step in this process, by far, is securing buy-in from your district’s leadership team. Their support and involvement are...

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How a School Composting Program Is Changing Student Habits

The 50 x 2030: Executive Leadership for Sustainable Schools (ELSS) Initiative

GSNN Joins Changemakers at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

P4BL: Linking Phenomena-Based, Place-Based, Project-Based, and Problem-Based Pedagogy to Deepen Learning

Purposeful Learning: The Intersection of Place-Based, Project-Based, and Problem-Based Learning

Four Strategies to Ensure District Leadership Buy-in for Green School Practices