Global climate change is accelerating, and humans are to blame. That’s the conclusion of a stark new report released on August 9 by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The report goes on to...
Mark your calendar for GivingTuesday - a global day of giving - on December 3, 2019. This annual event celebrates our collective capacity to do good, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their...
By. Karla Utting Karla Utting was honored as a Best of Green Schools 2017 Honoree at the Green Schools Conference and Expo in Atlanta this past March. Greening K-12 schools has taken different forms in the...
The Green Schools Conference and Expo may be over, but my work with Green Schools National Network (GSNN) is a year-round job that takes me across the United States (and abroad!) to meet and learn about the people,...
At Green Schools National Network (GSNN), we love to hear from educators, schools, and districts that are working toward becoming green, healthy, and sustainable. Your best practices and lessons learned shape the...
By. Cyndy Merse, GSNN Content Writer The Green Schools National Conference has come a long way since its inception in 2010. Conference attendance has risen from 900 in 2010 to over 1200 in 2015; programming has...
Building a movement is not easy and it does not happen overnight. It requires each of us to step outside of our comfort zones to make change happen. As I reflect back on the early years of the Green Schools National...
2015 Green Schools National Conference Report by Paul Chapman Since the Green Schools National Network was launched in 2010, I have attended each of the five national conferences, and this year’s gathering in Virginia...
Nora Stewart, Friends of the Earth As the climate crisis intensifies, the need to make healthier and climate-friendly food choices is more urgent than ever. How? Changing what’s on school menus is a great place to...