GreenNotes
Call for Nominations is Open for the Best of Green Schools 2016
The Green Schools National Network is excited to announce that it is partnering with the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council to co-present the “Best of Green Schools 2016”! The Best of Green Schools recognizes the people, schools, campuses,...
GSNN Welcomes Bridgitte Alomes and Stefan Anderson to Board of Directors
The Green Schools National Network (GSNN) owes a great deal of its success and reach in the education community to the dedicated men and women who sit on our Board of Directors. With that, I am pleased to introduce GSNN’s two newest Board members: Stefan Anderson and...
Schools, Advocates Shine a Light on Energy Efficiency
In December 2015, delegates from nearly 200 countries gathered in Paris, France with a singular goal: to reach a resolution on cutting greenhouse gas emissions in a global effort to curb the effects of climate change. This massive meeting, otherwise known as the...
Net-Zero Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, VA Raises the Bar for Energy Efficiency
By. Cyndy Merse, GSNN Content Writer The start of a new school year is an exciting time for students, full of anticipation and promise. This statement is especially true for the K-5 students in Arlington, Virginia attending Discovery Elementary School. Not...
Medford Township Public Schools: The Path to Energy Responsibility, One District’s Journey
By. Joe Biluck, Director of Operations and Technology, Medford Township Board of Education Day in and day out, schools rely on energy to power their operations and ensure students have access to the technologies they need to succeed in the classroom. Given the...
Advancing the Solar Schools Movement: How The Solar Foundation is Supporting Solar Energy in K-12 Schools
By. Roxie Brown, Program Manager, The Solar Foundation The Solar Foundation (TSF) is an independent nonprofit organization, based out of Washington DC, which was founded in 1977. The mission of TSF is to increase understanding of solar energy through strategic...
Schools Save Money with Greener IT: The Energy Star Low Carbon IT Campaign
By Mike Walker, President, AlterAction Inc. Would you leave every light in your school building on when you walked out the door each afternoon? Probably not, but typically this is what happens with computers. They sit idle, drawing power and costing your...
White Roofs for Green Schools
By. Leisha John, Americas Director of Environmental Sustainability for EY As an environmental sustainability professional and a proponent of greening schools, I am inspired by the ingenious and innovative ways in which schools are approaching sustainability. I am...
A Lean Green Sun Harvesting Machine
By. Mark Walker
GSNN Educator’s Toolbox: Events, Resources, Professional Development, and Grants for January
Events Education Summit: How can we build community resilience through education? How can we build community resilience through education? Join other educators and students at an Education Summit focused on this question. The Education Summit is on April 6, 2016, day...