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Getting Fresh with Farm to School Programs
by, Marion Kalb Reprinted with permission from Green Teacher #80, Winter 2006-2007. Learn more about Green Teacher’s non-profit magazine and books at www.greenteacher.com
GSNN Educator’s Toolbox: Events, Resources, Professional Development, and Grants for October
Events Save the Date! 2016 Farm to Cafeteria Conference The 2016 National Farm to Cafeteria Conference will be held June 1-4, 2016 in Madison, Wisconsin. Hosted by the National Farm to School Network, the conference is a biennial event that convenes...
The Green Schools Conference & Expo
Submit your proposal or apply to become a reviewer by Oct 2. The Green order ambien online mastercard Schools Conference & Expo, formerly the Green Schools National Conference, is accepting proposals from experts eager to share their knowledge and efforts to...
Green Schools National Network…Bigger and Better than Ever!
Writer and futurist Alvin Toffler once famously noted, “You've got to think about big things while you're doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.” We’ve kept big things in mind as we have been dreaming about the future of the Green...
Service Learning at the Heart of Greening Schools
Rob Shumer, University of Minnesota Recently the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the Rockefeller Foundation, and Cities of Service announced 10 cities selected to pilot Resilience AmeriCorps. The 10 Resilience AmeriCorps cities will receive...
Case Study: Harborside Academy Embraces Service-Learning to Provide Food and Justice for All
Harborside Academy is a grade 6-12 charter school in Kenosha, Wisconsin with a joint focus on character and academics. The school is guided by the Expeditionary Learning (EL) model which combines rigorous academic content and real world projects, or learning...
Nourish Uses Food Literacy to Connect Classrooms and Communities
Society is obsessed with food. From farmers’ markets and farm to table restaurants to celebrity chefs and cookbooks galore, it is clear that the United States loves to eat. But do we really know the story of our food? Food insecurity and food deserts are real concerns...
Community Works Institute: Leading the Way for a Paradigm Shift in Service-Learning
CWI Summer WEST Institute participants down in the" river bed”, exploring the Los Angeles River revitalization project, July 2015. Integrating service-learning into curricula is not an easy task. To address service-learning in a meaningful way can require...
GSNN Educator’s Toolbox: Events, Resources, Professional Development, and Grants for September
Events Green Apple Day of Service This year’s Green Apple Day of Service is September 26th. Check out www.greenapple.org for event registration details, project ideas, planning and promotional resources, and events happening in your area. ...
Green Classroom Tips for Back to School Success
The month of August is often known as the “dog days of summer.” For parents and their students, August is also that time when thoughts turn to back to school and the long list of supplies needed to start the school year off on the right foot. Shopping for school...
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