GreenNotes
Gearing up for a Green(er) School Year
It’s mid-July, and as sunny summer days stretch on, teachers, principals, facilities managers, business officers and others involved in K-12 schools are already looking ahead to fall. The school year may start after Labor Day in most communities, but the planning...
How to spend your summer vacation
A message from the Green Schools National Network Executive Director As we race to the end of another academic year, many people not familiar with how highly functioning schools work imagine that teachers and administrators soon will be skipping out of the building...
Proving Geothermal in Upstate New York
At the Indian River School District, we’re used to figuring things out on our own. That is, until we heard about the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge. We joined the program because it motivated us to aim for the goal of reducing...
Schools Can (and Will) Create a Green, Sustainable Future
A message from the Green Schools National Network Executive Director I recently received an email from young parents who had a three-year-old and a baby on the way. They were in the market for their first home, and while exploring the local housing market, they hoped...
Thanks to Our Green Dream Team!
Another Green Schools National Conference has come and gone, but the enthusiasm and energy remain. Our fifth annual event was a true team effort, thanks to the many partners who helped make our time in Virginia Beach a remarkable gathering. Top of the list is the GSNN...
Green Schools National Conference: Building the National Movement
2015 Green Schools National Conference Report by Paul Chapman Since the Green Schools National Network was launched in 2010, I have attended each of the five national conferences, and this year’s gathering in Virginia Beach, Virginia demonstrated that the national...
Why Sustainability Makes Good Economic Sense
This article originally appeared in the March 2015 School Business Affairs magazine and is reprinted with permission of the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). The text herein does not necessarily represent the views or policies of ASBO...
Reck on the Road: Trashion show
The Green Schools National buy ambien online india Conference was just in Virginia Beach and one of the highlights of the conference is the Trashion show. Students from six area high schools made clothes from recyclable material and trash. The Green Schools National...
How Does Recycling Your Clothes and Shoes Help Protect the Earth?
Most people are aware that throwing away bottles, cans, and grocery bags has a negative impact on the environment. We also know that we should use less paper, turn off the lights, shut off the water, and drive less. The reason is that natural resources are finite and...
Climate Champions: How Leaders of All Ages Can Inspire Each Other to Action
You might say climate change awareness runs in my family. Last March, I secured an official excused absence for my then 12-year-old son, Colter, to swap his classroom for a convention center, convinced my sister to travel to California to serve as his chaperone so I...
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