Mar 5, 2020
On March 2, 2020, the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council, in collaboration with Green Schools National Network, recognized the 2020 Best of Green Schools Award recipients onstage during the Green Schools Awards Luncheon at the Green Schools...
Feb 27, 2020
By. Joel Tolman A person can get a little overwhelmed just listening to all the ways Mrs. Montreal Johnson-Godley has been involved at Common Ground High School this fall. She attended a new family night with two of her children who transferred to Common Ground this...
Feb 25, 2020
Events and Competitions 2020 Green Schools Conference and Expo The eleventh annual Green Schools Conference and Expo will be held at the Hilton Portland Downtown in Portland, Oregon, March 2 – 4, 2020. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from and network with...
Feb 25, 2020
By. Alan Warner Reprinted with permission from Green Teacher #85, Summer 2009. Learn more about Green Teacher’s nonprofit magazine and books at...
Feb 20, 2020
By. Jay Greenlinger Climate of Care Oak Park Unified School District (OPUSD) has a history of breaking from the norm. Whether it’s being named the first U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School District in California (2013) or adopting an elementary literacy...
Feb 13, 2020
By. Adrienne Wiggins I don’t think anyone would disagree with the statement, “Families want what is best for their children.” Why then, do some schools continue to have family engagement problems when research consistently shows the benefits of family engagement...
Feb 6, 2020
By. Skylar Primm If there’s one thing I’ve learned in nine years of teaching at High Marq Environmental Charter School in Montello, Wisconsin, it’s this: It takes a community to build a sustainable school. A handful of teachers can certainly try to do it all, but...
Jan 30, 2020
By. Ansley Eichhorn “We are scholars, we are stewards, we are volunteers, we are Ivy.” This is the motto at Ivy Academy, an environmentally themed grade 6-12 public charter school located in Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, just outside of Chattanooga. A 2013 U.S. Department...
Jan 23, 2020
By. Eleva Potter Situated on 12,000 acres of land in northern Wisconsin with access to eight lakes and 20 miles of trail, Conserve School is an idyllic place for young people who are looking to make a deep connection with nature. The private, nonprofit boarding school...
Jan 23, 2020
Events and Competitions 2020 Green Schools Conference and Expo The eleventh annual Green Schools Conference and Expo will be held at the Hilton Portland Downtown in Portland, Oregon, March 2 – 4, 2020. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from and network with...
