By. Jenna Cramer, LEED AP, Vice President of Transformation and Community, Green Building Alliance “What is desperately needed [in education] are (1) faculty and administrators who provide role models of integrity, care, and thoughtfulness, and (2) institutions...
By Greg Christian, Beyond Green Sustainable Food Partners, and Karen Dittrich, Creatif Leaf Marketing Let us imagine a school where students enjoy eating meals that are prepared from scratch using fresh ingredients from the school garden and local farms, where...
By. Jenny Wiedower and Anisa Baldwin Metzger, U.S. Green Building Council, Center for Green Schools The Green Schools Conference and Expo, which will be held from March 31 – April 1, 2016, brings together thought leaders and champions of green schools,...
By. Charles Orgbon III, Founder of Greening Forward Every day, young people all over the United States spend somewhere between 6 and 7 hours at school, or about 29% of their 24-hour days. This means that our young people are spending 140 hours a month or 1,680...
By. Carter and Olivia Ries, Founders of One More Generation My brother and I started our own non-profit organization called One More Generation (OMG) back in 2009 when we learned that so many animals were in danger of becoming extinct. Shortly after starting...
By. Naomi Dietzel Hershiser Reprinted with permission from Green Teacher #107, Fall 2015. Learn more about Green Teacher’s non-profit magazine and books at www.greenteacher.com.
Events Green Schools Conference and Expo (http://greenschoolsconference.org/) Last chance to secure your spot at the 6th annual Green Schools Conference and Expo! Join fellow green schools advocates in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania March 31-April 1, 2016 to learn from...
By. Peter King and Jason Benedict, King + King Architects Walk into any elementary or middle school in 2016 and it is likely to look much the same as it did decades ago -‐ single grade classrooms with desks in rows and the teacher at the front of the room...
From its humble beginnings over six years ago, the Green Schools Conference and Expo has grown and evolved into one of the most transformative events I have ever been a part of. Yet, some things have remained the same: the energy and enthusiasm of the participants,...
