SO PROUD OF THIS NEW GREEN SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE VIDEO:

In partnership with NE-CHPS [Collaborative for High Performing Schools], NEEP [Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships], and Brooke Leifer, Green Schools was delighted to be a part of this collaborative video tour project showcasing Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School and National Green Schools Society student leaders.   

Learn more about the CHPS Criteria 

Our presentation entitled "Developing the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders through National Green Schools Society" will be presented on Monday, November 16th, 2015 at Boynton Beach Community High School in Boynton Beach, Florida!   

More than 130,000 trees have been lost, and thousands more are at risk from a devastating pest called the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB). The beetle has led to the removal of trees in Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, Ohio, and New Jersey. Because adult beetles are most active during the summer and early fall, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared August as Tree Check Month

Massachusetts residents are encouraged to check their trees this August - here's what to look for:  

• Dime-sized (one-fourth inch or larger), perfectly round exit holes in the tree
• Oval depressions on the bark where the eggs are laid
• Sawdust-like materials, called frass, on the ground and the branches
• Sap seeping from wounds in the tree
• The beetle itself on tree trunks, tree branches or on nearby items

Learn More 

The Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) was pleased to welcome two dynamic groups of educators to Summer Institutes in July. First CELF helped kick off an NWF Eco-Schools program for four neighborhood schools in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. A week later, CELF welcomed teachers from more than a dozen schools to its annual teacher training at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY.  In both cases, participants spent 3-4 days immersed in the field of Education for Sustainability and learned to cultivate environmental literacy, civic responsibility and global learning while encouraging students to think about 21st century problems.

Pictured: Greenpoint participants engage in hands-on learning

Missed this year's Institutes? Not a problem. CELF's custom professional development programs can help re-energize your team and support sustainability efforts in your school. CELF helps foster a collaborative teaching environment that encourages teachers to address societal challenges and engage students in real world problem solving. CELF provides tools and guidance for teachers to identify access points for Education for Sustainability within their curriculum as well as place-based learning opportunities in their school communities.

Contact Alan Cass, Director of Education, to learn how CELF may customize a program for your school: [email protected] or 914.238.4743. www.celfeducation.org  

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MassFarm to School

Mass. Farm to School is available to provide technical assistance to your school to develop a farm to school plan including support with local foods purchasing, implementing a Harvest of the Month program.  

Vermont FEED

VT FEED has a wealth of resources for individuals working in classrooms, cafeterias, and as community advocates. View their many free, downloadable resources 

Climate Kids: NASA's Eyes on the Earth

For elementary and middle school students. Also a teachers section

eGuide to STEM Programs

ANDRILL Teaching Climate Science 

Resources for middle and high school teachers and students

Climate Change is Elementary 

Designed to bring elementary students and teachers up to speed on climate change in a single exciting day.