GreenNotes
Where Does Our Food Come From?
By. Susan Rauchwerk Reprinted with permission from Green Teacher #114, Fall 2017. Learn more about Green Teacher’s nonprofit magazine and books at www.greenteacher.com.
Staying Rooted: MUSE School Students Make Connections Between Soil and Food During Remote Learning
By. Rick Perillo Last January, lunch at MUSE School in Calabasas, California reflected our school values. Students would line up for a plant-based lunch that included a main course and a salad bar full of organic vegetables, nuts and seeds, and local seasonal fruit....
Capital City Public Charter School Cultivates Food and Culture with Edible Forest Garden
By. Ryoko Yamamoto School gardens are popping up at schools across the United States, and for good reason. These “outdoor classrooms” nourish students’ minds and bodies by serving up delicious produce for school meals and snacks, as well as lessons in math, science,...
Cooking Up a Passion for Local Food: Farm to Table Class Introduces Students to Maine’s Agricultural Bounty
By. Jennifer Crandall Sometimes the best things are right in your own backyard. I took over the Family and Consumer Science position at Mount Desert Island High School in Bar Harbor, Maine a few years ago after spending 20 years teaching in alternative...
Stormwater Stewards
By. Steve Braun, Ted Hart, and Kirk Ordway Reprinted with permission from Green Teacher #101, Winter 2013 – 2014. Learn more about Green Teacher’s nonprofit magazine and books at www.greenteacher.com.
One Water, One Amazing School: Texas Elementary School Embodies Water Conservation Inside and Out
By. Nick Dornak The Texas IH-35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio is one of the fastest growing regions in the United States. Many quaint, small towns that once dotted the area’s landscape – well-known for the Balcones Escarpment, an eye-catching geologic...
Announcing the 2021 Green Schools Summits
In the coming year, green school champions from around the world will have the opportunity to connect with each other and build their skills through virtual events that rise to the quality and depth that they have come to expect from our Green Schools Conference. The...
From Gray to Green: Transforming Milwaukee Schoolyards to Stem Runoff, Inspire Outdoor Learning
By. Angeline Koch Impervious surfaces or hardscapes such as asphalt, sidewalks, and concrete playgrounds characterize much of the built environment. So much so, in fact, that we no longer notice how these surfaces shape the contours of the urban landscape. Impervious...
Conserving Water in the Arid West: A New Staff Role at Adams 12 Five Star Schools Helps District Reduce Water Use and Save Money
By. Shannon Oliver and Justin Price Between July 31 and mid-November 2020, the Pine Gulch Fire, the Cameron Peak Fire, and the East Troublesome Fire consumed 541,732 acres of grassland and forest in Colorado. Individually, they are the three largest fires in state...
Rain Water as a Resource: Scaling Rainwater Resiliency in San Mateo County Schools
By. Reid Bogert Twenty-three school districts serve over 130 schools in San Mateo County. From a watershed standpoint, these are interesting numbers. Why? School campuses contain a significant amount of impervious landscape, such as paved playgrounds, parking lots,...
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