Mar 1, 2016
By. Cyndy Merse, GSNN Content Writer The School District of Philadelphia is a recognized leader in successfully implementing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools model to create healthy indoor environments for its...
Mar 1, 2016
By. Mandy Breuer, Principal at Environmental Charter High School, and Joel Tolman, Director of Impact and Engagement at Common Ground “That much plastic?” asks Robin, a 12th grader, after sorting through the catch from a 20-minute trawl at the Port of Los...
Mar 1, 2016
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...
Mar 1, 2016
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...
Mar 1, 2016
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,...
Mar 1, 2016
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...
Mar 1, 2016
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...
Mar 1, 2016
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.
Mar 1, 2016
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...
Mar 1, 2016
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...
