Naomi D. Hershiser, Dean of Sustainability, Prairie Crossing Charter School (Grayslake, Illinois) Phenomena-, place-, project- and problem-based learning (4PBL) is an engaging pedagogy that integrates core academic content with education for sustainability while...
Curriculum and instruction that prepares students to be sustainability champions is the life-blood of healthy, equitable, and sustainable schools. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill, textbook-based curriculum. In these schools the curriculum is hands-on, minds-on, and...
Tarachell Thomas, Principal, Pine Jog Elementary School (Palm Beach County, Florida) Throughout the upcoming months, we will be running a Q&A blog series that features GSNN partners describing best practices and lessons learned on topics tied to each of the impact...
Since 2015, Green Schools National Network (GSNN) has featured stories of educators implementing sustainability best practices on our blog and in our peer-reviewed journal, Green Schools Catalyst Quarterly. We’ve amassed quite a few examples of schools and districts...
Tina Nilsen-Hodges, Founder / Principal and Superintendent, New Roots Charter School (Ithaca, New York) Throughout the upcoming months, we will be running a Q&A blog series that features GSNN partners describing best practices and lessons learned on topics tied to...
Are you ready for an adventure? Green Schools National Network is teaming up with the Wangari Maathai Institute at the University of Nairobi, the Wangari Maathai Foundation, and the Green Belt Movement to host Exploring the Legacy of Wangari Maathai, 2004 Nobel Peace...
An Introduction to the GreenPrint’s Leadership System There’s no such thing as a healthy, equitable, and sustainable school without effective, visionary leadership. Effective, visionary leadership is a key ingredient for change, especially when it comes to...
Best of the Blog: Healthy School Environments, Equity are Top Topics in 2021 Another topsy-turvy year of pandemic schooling is almost in the books. As 2021 draws to a close, we look back at some of the most popular topics on the Green Schools National Network (GSNN)...
Written by: Mark Korinek, Director of Operations and Sustainability with Contribution by Cara Tirado From Carson City School District The year 2020 was a test for us at Carson City School District (CCSD). Every day we were learning. Every day was a pivot. Every day we...
When Prairie Crossing Charter School (PCCS) in Grayslake, Illinois was founded in 1999, Victoria Post Ranney imagined a school where kids would spend as much time outside on the school grounds as they would spend in classrooms reading, listening, and taking tests. She...
