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  • Food for Thought

    Discovery Elementary School 5241 36th St N, Arlington, VA, United States

    This education for sustainability seminar will use food production systems as an integrated inquiry for elementary school teachers.   Health, science, engineering, math, social studies, and art come to life when we understand how the food we eat, where it comes from, and our role in growing it can influence our health, cognitive functioning, and how food choices reflect our relationship with and understanding of the natural world.  In addition to creating an integrated balanced literacy/STEM unit plan, participants will design an aquaponics or hydroponics growing environments for classroom. August 13, 9 am to 4 pm August 14, 9 am to 4 pm August 15, 9 am to 1 pm Chance to win a Fork Farms Hydroponic growing system Cost Catalyst Network Members:$75.00 GSNN Members:$375.00 Non-Members:$475.00

  • Webinar | Energy Education and Management: A Foundation for Sustainable Schools and Districts

    GSNN Online

    Hosted by our Western States Catalyst partners, this webinar will focus on two exciting ways that energy can become a foundation for your sustainability initiatives. In the first half of this webinar, Tashanda Giles-Jones, from Environmental Charter Schools (ECS) in southern California, will share how her team used Energy as the Context for Deeper Learning. By leveraging local sustainability issues, ECS has developed a process that integrates field work, service-learning, and civic action to breath life into their curriculum and deepen learning. In the second half of this webinar, Ryder Delaloye, from Whitefish School District in Montana, will share how supporting teachers to Develop a Classroom Energy Management Plan has become an integral part of their District Energy Management Plan, using real-time data to benchmark and develop action plans that ensure the efficient use of resources in their schools. By engaging students in day-to-day operations and management, Whitefish has been able to save money, decrease its footprint, and increase student and faculty engagement.

    Free

  • PD Collaborative Retreat

    Conserve School 5400 N Black Oak Lake Road, Land O' Lakes, WI, United States

    The GSNN PD Collaborative is a consortium of service providers who work together to accelerate the implementation of education for sustainability (EFS) through curriculum development and school transformation. The PD Collaborative Retreat is an opportunity to gather together and learn about and from each other as we explore how best to work collaboratively to meet the needs of schools and school districts across the country. The retreat will give us time to develop a vision for the consortium that might include: a shared menu of services that we could provide that would allow us to work and learn from each other while complementing each other’s work; a clearinghouse/marketplace where people can come together to promote each other's work; opportunities to share our work through links to services/webinars; and a research and evaluation agenda that can be used by the group to tell the story of EfS at scale as it relates to academic achievement, school culture, college and career readiness, and sustainability mindset.

    Free

  • The Power of Place: A Walk Through Time

    Prairie Crossing Charter School 1531 Jones Point Rd, Grayslake, IL, United States

    Educators interested in attending GSNN's October site seminar in Illinois can now apply for available scholarships. Deadline to apply is 11:59 pm CST October 8.  Join Green Schools National Network and 2017 Best of Green Schools award recipient Prairie Crossing Charter School for a two-day exploration of the Power of Place: A Walk Through Time. This site seminar will provide an opportunity for teachers and school leaders to see place-based, project-based, and problem-based learning in action. Prairie Crossing Charter School, a K-8 school just north of Chicago, was founded in 1999, with an environmental and sustainability lens to match the surrounding conservation neighborhood. Teaching and learning at Prairie Crossing are not restricted to the four walls of a classroom or pages in a book. Instead, teaching and learning are informed by the history of the school and grounds and how best to empower students to become Natural Leaders through place-, project-, and problem-based learning while preparing them for high school and beyond.Registration Catalyst Network Members: Two free slots with Catalyst Code/$100 for each additional slot GSNN Members: $200 Non-Members: $250 Register early! The seminar is limited to 30 participants.  Travel O’Hare International Airport (ORD) is 45 minutes south of Prairie […]

  • Catalyst Leadership Forum – Transformation Stories and Resources for Success

    Conserve School 5400 N Black Oak Lake Road, Land O' Lakes, WI, United States

    The Fall Catalyst Leadership Workshop will take place October 19- 21 at Conserve School in Land 'O Lakes, Wisconsin. As leaders in the green, healthy, and sustainable schools movement, each of our Catalyst Schools and Districts have a wealth of information and resources waiting to be tapped. We are excited to have James Edward Mills, journalist and author, join us to begin the process of sifting through the “noise” to pull out those best practices and shape them into case studies. Our 2.5 days will be a blend of reflecting on best practices, sharing resources that have emerged from your work as leaders, identifying resources that need to be created to inform our field of practice, and supporting each other in deepening our commitment to this work as we share “problems of practice” in our consultancy protocols. We will also be identifying schools and districts to host site seminars in 2020 and 2021!*Each Catalyst partner has two free slots at the Leadership Forum. Additional slots are available for purchase.James Edward Mills is a 2014 Fellow of the Mountain & Wilderness Writing Program of the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada and the 2016 recipient of the Paul K. Petzoldt Award For […]

  • Webinar | Transforming School Food Systems

    GSNN Online

    Many solutions exist to address the shift from cheap, precooked hamburger patties and chicken nuggets that have been the staple of school lunch programs for too long. This webinar will highlight two school districts that have taken on major reform efforts to make their school lunches healthier and in-line with the efforts needed for a more sustainable future. Encinitas Union School District will discuss their Health and Wellness Program and Farm Lab, where students learn how farm to school works by engaging in lessons around sustainability, local ingredients, and entrepreneurship at the district’s ten-acre farm. Oak Park Unified School District will share lessons learned from their use of Orca, an innovative technology solution, to reduce the volume of food waste sent to the landfill and transition their entire school lunch program to include more plant-forward menus.

    Free

  • Webinar | Embedding SEL in School Climate and Culture

    GSNN Online

    Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is recognized as a critical component of student learning, fostering skills and dispositions in students that are critical for their success in navigating an increasingly complex and ever-changing world. This webinar will feature two New Mexico schools that are actively deepening their SEL practice and tracking impact. Zuni Middle School in Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico will discuss how they are combining SEL development with A:shiwi Core Values to further traditional Indigenous culture. Vista Grande High School in Taos, New Mexico will share how SEL practices are enhancing Crew structures and daily lessons. Both schools will discuss actions that participants can take to integrate SEL into school culture.

  • Sustainability & Social Justice in K-12 Schools | GSNN @ SXSW2020

    SXSW Austin, Texas, United States

    Creating a culture of sustainability can instill joy and optimism at all levels in a K-12 school district. A commitment to sustainability from leadership can save costs and reduce ecological impacts; and enhance social, emotional, and physical health of all who work, learn and play in our schools. However, the potential impact on social justice is often overlooked. Join us to explore the benefits and barriers to implementing a framework at the intersection of leadership, environment and equity. Speakers BRIDGITTE ALOMESNatural Pod ALISON DIAZEnvironmental Charter Schools JAMES EDWARD MILLSThe Joy Trip Project JENNIFER SEYDELGreen Schools National 

  • Sustainability Leadership: A Road Map for Driving Innovation Through the Triple Bottom Line

    Old Donation School 4633 Honeygrove Rd, Virginia Beach, VA, United States

    To all our registered attendees, we want to thank you for your patience as we have monitored the ever-evolving situation and tried to make the best decision in the interest of all of our stakeholders.  Some of you have already contacted me with your concerns.  Others of you have kept me aware of the changing landscape in your schools and school districts.  Thank you.    With that information, GSNN and Virginia Beach City Public Schools have decided that it is in the best interest of our community and public health to postpone the March 30 – 31 site seminar out of an abundance of caution. We have not identified an alternate set of dates just yet. Once we do, we will be sure to let you know. We are not yet providing refunds because it is our hope that we will be able to reschedule the seminar before the end of the school year or next fall.  If your school of school district requests a refund, we will provide it.   We believe strongly in face to face learning and the ability to meet with your colleagues who share a passion for green, healthy and sustainable schools,  These opportunities are an […]