Are you a Green Star?

Are you a Green Star?

Help us identify YOU!  Do you see yourself featured in any of these photos from the 2016 Green Schools Conference & Expo? If you do, let us know because we think you look fabulous and would like to use the images on our website and future publications. Name Email...
GSNN’s Board Boasts a Fifth Green Ribbon

GSNN’s Board Boasts a Fifth Green Ribbon

The U.S. Department of Education announced the recipients of this year’s Green Ribbon Schools awards on April 22, 2016.  As usual, the honorees represent some of the best of the best schools and districts across this country that are working to reduce their...

When Sustainability Drives Innovation, Our Students Succeed

Education and how we deliver and consume it is changing rapidly.  Who would have thought that tablets and smart phones would find a place as teaching tools in our classrooms?  Today’s teachers are frequently overwhelmed in their efforts to keep pace with these...
MAKING THE SHIFT FROM GREEN OBSERVERS TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS

MAKING THE SHIFT FROM GREEN OBSERVERS TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS

By. Timothy B. Baird, Ed.D., Superintendent, Encinitas Union School District (California) Background For the past seven years, the Encinitas Union School District (EUSD) has invested millions of dollars and thousands of hours into transforming itself into a green...
Cultivating Change: EcoRise Students Aim Beyond Classrooms and Gardens

Cultivating Change: EcoRise Students Aim Beyond Classrooms and Gardens

By Sarayu Adeni, EcoRise   For anyone who has ever complained that teenagers are self-absorbed, or that little kids cannot tie their own shoes, let alone clean up after themselves – take a closer look.   At Bertha Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership...