GreenNotes
GSNN Educator’s Toolbox: Professional Development, Resources, and Grants for June
Professional Development 2016 No Teacher Left Inside Summer Institute (http://eeinwisconsin.org/net/calendar/details.aspx?s=114599.0.0.2209&dateid=8582) The annual No Teacher Left Inside Institute bring together teachers from all grade levels, content areas, and...
Inspiring Sustainability, Leadership, and Hope: GSNN Shares Message with Attendees at TEDxHerndon 2016
On May 21st, I joined like-minds in education and sustainability leaders in Herndon, Virginia to participate in TEDxHerndon 2016. Perhaps you have heard about TEDx and the inspiring speakers at past events? TEDx was created to spark conversations within local...
GSNN Makes the Case for Sustainability in Education this May in Austin, Texas
One of the major themes in the green schools movement today is the idea of sustainability as a driver for innovation in education. It is a topic that I am deeply passionate about, and one you will be hearing more about throughout the year and beyond! As...
GSNN Partners with Chairigami to Bring Unique Booth Experience to Green Schools Conference and Expo
**This blog post was originally published at www.chairigami.com and is reprinted here with permission from Chairigami.** The Green Schools National Network, or GSNN, debuted their brand new Chairigami trade show booth at the 2016 Green Schools Conference and...
Time Out(side): Schoolyards Inspire Learning and a Sense of Place
I developed my first real connections with the outdoors long before assuming my present role as the executive director of the Green Schools National Network. As a child on my aunt and uncle’s farm, I was moved by the magic of nature in many ways, but one experience...
Growing Green Students in the Sustainable Schoolyard
By. Naomi Hershiser, Dean of Environmental Learning, Prairie Crossing Charter School (Illinois) Second graders pull carrots from the soil, comparing sizes and shapes with each other as they unearth the orange roots. They enjoy the fresh crispness of their...
The Bees’ Keepers: Students at a Virginia Beach High School Learn the Art of Beekeeping and Advocate for their Survival
By. Iris Galante and Alexis Brownlee, students at Floyd E. Kellam High School and Co-Presidents of Pollen-Nation With the hum of the bees surrounding me, I exhale and let my nerves slip away with a long slow breath. I am a senior member of the club and despite...
Space to Grow: Making Chicago Schools Healthier, One Schoolyard at a Time
By Rochelle Davis, President and CEO of Healthy Schools Campaign, and Jaime Zaplatosch, Vice President of Education and Community Engagement for Openlands What once was a sea of crumbling asphalt and broken benches at Chicago’s Morrill Elementary School on the...
The Outdoor Classroom as a Sustainability Education Tool: The Case for University Leadership in Education for Sustainability through Outdoor Classroom Design and Use
By. Charlene Briggs, Adjunct Professor, Temple University When I first meet my students, I like to ask them about their relationship with nature. How much time did they spend outside as a child? Did they climb trees, catch frogs, and disappear into the woods...
Moving Learning Outdoors: Embracing Schoolyards as 21st Century Classrooms
By. Herb Broda, Emeritus Professor of Education at Ashland University We were deep into the measurement unit. Although feet and yards were easy to visualize, the concept of an acre was troublesome. Oh, I dutifully wrote on the board that an acre equals 4,840...