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Zero Waste 101: A Brief Guide to Adopting the Five Rs of Zero Waste at Your School
Waste reduction is a big deal for K-12 schools – and schools produce a lot of waste! To meet sustainability goals, schools may add a recycling program, or even a composting program if local infrastructure allows. Now, more schools are beginning to aim for zero waste –...
Mitigating Climate Change through Food: How to Serve Climate-Friendly Meals in K-12 Schools
Nora Stewart, Friends of the Earth As the climate crisis intensifies, the need to make healthier and climate-friendly food choices is more urgent than ever. How? Changing what’s on school menus is a great place to start! School food is a daily source of nourishment...
Q&A with a Network Partner: Supporting a Diverse and Inclusive School Community at Centreville Elementary School
Josh Douds, Jennifer Killingsworth, and Rachel Forte, Centreville Elementary School (Centreville, Virginia) Throughout the upcoming months, we will be running a Q&A blog series that features GSNN partners describing best practices and lessons learned on topics...
Fostering Culturally Responsive Social-Emotional Learning at Zuni High School
Zuni High School and Twin Buttes Cyber Academy SEL Curriculum Writers (Zuni, New Mexico) Zuni Pueblo, located in southwestern New Mexico, is home to the proud people of the Zuni or A:Shiwi, as we refer to ourselves. Archaeological findings and oral stories suggest...
Q&A with a Network Partner: A Focus on Health and Wellness Supports the Entire School Community at Encinitas Union School District
Andree Grey, Superintendent, Encinitas Union School District (Encinitas, California) Throughout the upcoming months, we will be running a Q&A blog series that features GSNN partners describing best practices and lessons learned on topics tied to each of the impact...
Practices that Shape Health, Equity, and Sustainability Mindsets: An Introduction to the GreenPrint’s Culture and Climate System
Walk into a healthy, equitable, and sustainable school and you will immediately notice something “in the air,” a certain quality or feeling that you just can’t put your finger on. That certain something is the school’s culture and climate. A school’s culture is deeply...
Tips and Ideas for Integrating Climate Literacy Across the Core Subjects
Andra Yeghoian and Amy Frame The climate crisis is well underway and humans need to act fast to adapt to existing threats and mitigate the crisis before it spirals into global chaos (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) AR6 Reports, 2018 - 2022). The need...
Climate Justice Curriculum Takes Root in Portland Public Schools
Portland Public Schools (PPS) is a recognized leader in racial equity and sustainability, so it’s no surprise that the Oregon school district is also emerging as a leader in climate justice. The initial push was largely driven by student leaders who demanded a greater...
Q&A with a Network Partner: Co-Creating a Green School Curriculum at a Common Ground High School
Joel Tolman and Amy Champagne, Common Ground High School (New Haven, Connecticut) This is the third blog in a Q&A blog series that features GSNN partners describing best practices and lessons learned on topics tied to each of the impact systems in the GreenPrint....
Phenomenon-, Place-, Project-, and Problem-Based Learning: 8 Steps for Beginners
Naomi D. Hershiser, Dean of Sustainability, Prairie Crossing Charter School (Grayslake, Illinois) Phenomena-, place-, project- and problem-based learning (4PBL) is an engaging pedagogy that integrates core academic content with education for sustainability while...
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