Jun 13, 2014
Congratulations to all the winners. Our future looks green from here! ED Green Ribbon Schools Awards Ceremony 2013 (16 photos) See more photos here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/departmentofed/sets/72157633924170353/
Jun 13, 2014
Our diehard director Jim McGrath is busy planning our 4th annual Green Schools National Conference, set for next March in Sacramento, so he’s busy checking out the local scenery and lining up pre-conference excursions. One of them will offer a chance to kayak the...
Jun 13, 2014
Daniel Sperling, Ph.D., director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, is one of two recipients of the 2013 Blue Planet Prize. The prize, announced today by the Asahi Glass Foundation of Tokyo, has been described as...
Jun 13, 2014
At our 2013 Green Schools National Conference, we scheduled several work sessions – we called them “Solutions Summits” — designed to create action plans targeting several key issues: healthy food in schools, the impact of the physical environment on student...
Mar 21, 2014
The Next Generation Science Standards and Environmental Education Webinar (http://www.seer.org/Webinars/3-17-14NWF.wmv) Note: The webinar is approximately 2 hours long so the file may take several minutes to download to your computer. The Next Generation Science...
Mar 20, 2014
By Jeff Sharpe This year, tens of thousands of high school students will travel abroad and participate in “service learning” programs in developing countries around the world. Some of these opportunities are organized through schools; other students will participate...
Mar 14, 2014
The 2014-2015 National Youth Advisory Council application process is open. The National Youth Advisory Council, supported of the Wrigley Co. Foundation, creates a framework for youth engagement. This is a unique opportunity for ten high school students (15-18 years...
Mar 2, 2014
Fred Barch describes his green elementary school and provides tips others can use to “go green.” Read More
Feb 5, 2014
Feb 3, 2014
. You’ll meet people who understand what you care about The Green Schools National Network offers this annual conference because, like you, we know that the greening of our nation’s schools is important to increase student motivation; to improve our teaching...
