GreenNotes
GSNN Educator’s Toolbox: Events, Resources, Professional Development, and Grants for April
Events 12th Annual National Environmental Education Week (EE Week) (www.neefusa.org/greening-stem/environmental-education-week) The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF)’s 12th annual National Environmental Education Week (EE Week) is taking...
Green California Summit: 10 Years and Growing
The 2016 Green California Summit comes to the Sacramento Convention Center April 21-22. The tenth anniversary of this unique annual event comes at a time when California’s aggressive efforts to combat climate change and, at the same time, grow a vibrant economy have...
Green Schools National Network and U.S. Green Building Council Announce 2016 Best of Green Schools Honorees
Recipients of the inaugural awards represent the best environmental efforts in schools across U.S. PITTSBURGH – April 4, 2016 – Environmental champions from across the country – including individuals, schools, programs and events – have been named the first-ever...
Announcing the Winners of Best of Green Schools 2016!
This year’s Green Schools Conference and Expo was memorable for many reasons. One highlight in particular, for me, was the presentation of the Best of Green Schools 2016 awards during the conference’s opening and closing plenaries . This is the first year that the...
GSNN’s New Membership Program
https://youtu.be/lEneuJF62Zs The success of the green schools movement is due in large part to the relationships formed through formal and informal networks of schools, districts, advocates, and thought leaders, all dedicated to a common vision: that all schools and...
Project Hero: Empowering Student Action in the Classroom
By. Leesa Carter-Jones, Executive Director, Captain Planet Foundation When kids first learn about the idea of endangered species they have an immediate, empathetic response. Hands shoot into the air and they say, “Animals are in danger of dying and going...
LEEDing by Example: Conference Keynote has Passion for Green, Healthy, and Sustainable Schools
Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and Founding Chair of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is not a stranger to the ins and outs and daily challenges faced by schools. His wife, Cathy, a third grade teacher in the Syracuse, NY public schools system, has inspired in him a...
Going Green is Easy with Friends like These
By. Atasha James, Principal of Leckie Elementary School, District of Columbia Public Schools We’re ready to play outside more than ever with warmer air and longer days on the horizon in Washington, D.C. As we spring ahead, the teachers and staff here at Leckie...
Teaching for the Creation of Change Agents: Toward a New Vision
By. Chris Emdin, Associate Professor of Science Education Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Teachers College, Columbia University Over the last few years, I have had the opportunity to visit hundreds of classrooms across the United States. Some...
Extend Your Conference Experience…Attend a Pre-Conference Workshop or Tour!
It’s official! The 2016 Green Schools Conference and Expo is four weeks away. Both the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council and the Green Schools National Network are working hard to ensure your conference experience is nothing less than the...