GreenNotes

By. Joan Leavens and Greg Thiel It’s been said that if you move your body, you move your mind. So, it stands to reason that if you move into a carefully designed, inspiring, cheerful, collaborative environment, your mind will be moved in ways that you never previously...

By. Joshua Barclay Introduction Connecting solar energy to a school or campus electrical grid has benefits well beyond carbon emission reductions that result from replacing fossil fuels with solar. In many areas, school districts and other tax-exempt organizations can...

Green Schools National Network (GSNN) is seeking student artwork and poetry to feature in the Summer 2020 issue of Green Schools Catalyst Quarterly. The Summer 2020 issue marks the first time that we will be prominently featuring student work in one of our...

By. Jan Cohen and Tiffany Briery Place-based math learning is a topic that deserves attention. Whether at a park, community space, historic site, museum, or playground, place-based math experiences spark student interest, reinforce mathematical thinking, excite...

On March 2, 2020, the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council, in collaboration with Green Schools National Network, recognized the 2020 Best of Green Schools Award recipients onstage during the Green Schools Awards Luncheon at the Green Schools...

By. Joel Tolman A person can get a little overwhelmed just listening to all the ways Mrs. Montreal Johnson-Godley has been involved at Common Ground High School this fall. She attended a new family night with two of her children who transferred to Common Ground this...

Events and Competitions 2020 Green Schools Conference and Expo The eleventh annual Green Schools Conference and Expo will be held at the Hilton Portland Downtown in Portland, Oregon, March 2 – 4, 2020. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from and network with...

By. Jay Greenlinger Climate of Care Oak Park Unified School District (OPUSD) has a history of breaking from the norm. Whether it’s being named the first U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School District in California (2013) or adopting an elementary literacy...

By. Adrienne Wiggins I don’t think anyone would disagree with the statement, “Families want what is best for their children.”  Why then, do some schools continue to have family engagement problems when research consistently shows the benefits of family engagement...

By. Skylar Primm If there’s one thing I’ve learned in nine years of teaching at High Marq Environmental Charter School in Montello, Wisconsin, it’s this: It takes a community to build a sustainable school. A handful of teachers can certainly try to do it all, but...