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Happy New Year from everyone at Green Schools! We hope you had a wonderful holiday and are excited about all that 2015 will bring. Here's to a Green and Healthy look to the future..2015!
To get started here are a few upcoming webinars from Green Teacher.
Engaging (Urban) Youth in Outdoor Education
with Keith Williams
Wednesday, January 13th from 7:30-8:30 pm EST
Envirothon - what? why? how?
with Jessica Kaknevicius
Thursday, January 22nd from 7:30-8:30 pm EST
Taking Kids to the Community
with Bob Coulter
Wednesday, January 28th from 7:30-8:30 pm EST
Click to register and see the full winter schedule
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| White House Launches Climate Ed Initiative | |
On December 3, 204 the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced a new Climate Education and Literacy Initiative. The goal of the initiative is to connect American students and citizens with the "best-available, science-based information about climate change."
Read Full Press Release
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| Pope Francis Expected To Instruct One Billion Catholics To Act On Climate Change | |
CREDIT: AP PHOTO/JORGE SAENZ
"Francis is expected to tell the planet's 1.2 billion Catholics why acting on climate change is essential to the faith using an influential church document called an encyclical. This has been long-rumored, but will reportedly be released to the world's 5,000 bishops and 400,000 priests following a papal visit to thehurricane-damaged city of Tacloban in the Philippines."
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Leonardo DiCaprio: Green Tech Can Soon Meet 100% Of Global Energy Needs
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By Leila Conners -- Tree Media
The short film above, "Green World Rising," is the third episode in theGreen World Rising series narrated by actor Leonardo DiCaprio and created by Tree Media. A U.N. draft to guide upcoming climate summits is due to be published on Nov. 2. The leaked U.N. report says climate change may have "serious, pervasive and irreversible�" impacts on human society and nature.
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San Francisco Schools Transformed by the Power of Meditation
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As reported on NBC Nightly News
Silence isn't something people usually associate with middle school, but twice a day the halls of Visitacion Valley School in San Francisco fall quiet as the sixth, seventh and eighth grade students meditate for fifteen minutes.
And school administrators tell NBC News that the violence outside of the school, which is situated in one of San Francisco's poorest neighborhoods, was spilling into the school and affecting the students' demeanor.
"The kids see guns on a daily basis," the school's athletic director, Barry O'Driscoll said, adding, "there would be fights here three-to-five times a week."
With a typical schools days filled with mayhem, O'Driscoll was skeptical when the San Francisco Public School District partnered with the Center for Wellness and Achievement in Education to introduce a meditation program, called "Quiet Time," to four of its schools, including Visitacion Valley.
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| All Big Things Start Small | |
Check out this great article about how one small effort at one school turned into an integration of environmental education in that school district.
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| Journal of Organizational Learning and Leadership | |
The Winter issue of Journal of Organizational Learning and Leadership includes a study of Green Ribbon Schools and two articles on changes in formal education and their implications for leaders.
We finally have research!
Read Journal
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| Summer Internship with Environmental Health Services - Deadline 2/11/15 | |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Summer Program in Environmental Health (SUPEH) is a paid 10-week internship program for undergraduate students majoring in
environmental health in a program accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC). Interns participate in activities with the Environmental Health Services Branch (EHSB) of CDC's National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH),where they gain environmental health experience and an understanding of environmental health work at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels.
Learn more about how to apply.
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Bard CEP Masters Programs and Riverkeeper Scholarship
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Bard Center for Environmental Policy offers two masters programs: MS in Environmental Policy and MS in Climate Science and Policy Learn More
 Bard CEP and Riverkeeper, New York's clean water advocacy group, are partnering together to offer a unique scholarship and career development opportunity to one incoming student each year. Learn More
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| Stand Up for Clean Air | |
President Obama's proposal to cut smog-forming pollution is good for public health and for the economy. But some are vowing to fight it every step of the way. Add your name to leave a comment for the EPA in support of cleaner, healthier air.
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Join the Largest Gathering of K-12 Green School Advocates in the Nation
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March 4-7 2015 | Virginia Beach
Register NOW!
Scholarships available for students and teachers
Check out the Conference Program
Are you keeping up with the green schools movement? Subscribe now to the Green Schools National Network's GreenNotes e-newsletter, and stay updated on topics that will inspire and motivate - and learn the latest on the annual Green Schools National Conference.
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| Feature YOUR Business or Organization with Green Schools | |
Green Schools is a multiple award-winning 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization, organized for innovative Environmental Education [EE], STEM Education, and Environmental Literacy purposes.Green Schools' mission is to create Greener &healthier students & schools through Innovative Environmental Education, Leadership, and Action! Green Schools provides a number of Hands-on programs and resources to help you develop the Next Generation of Students & Schools!
The most active green schools organization on social media! Green Schools reaches between 20,000-40,000 individuals per week, and is the leading place to receive Green Schools News!
Our Reach:
- Just under 9,000 on Facebook
- Over 2,000 Environmental Educators and over 1,000 students
Consider a listing level that works for you:
Bronze Listing - $150...2 Featured Business articles and 2 posts on Social Media [Twitter/Facebook]
Silver Listing - $250...4 Featured Business articles and 4 posts on Social Media [Twitter/Facebook] Quarterly
Gold Listing - $350...6 Featured Business articles and 6 posts on Social Media [Twitter/Facebook] Half-Year
Green Listing - $500...Featured Business articles or ad in both newsletters and posts on Social Media [Twitter/Facebook] Year Round
Your articles could be featured in one or both of our monthly newsletters:
1) Green School News - Released the first of the month
2) Green Student News - Released the 15th of the month
Send us an email to get started on listing your business or organization in our monthly newsletters!
Want to become a Green Schools Sponsor?
Your investment will provide students and schools with opportunities to develop environmental policies and programs, become environmental stewards, and implement real projects with real impact.
Learn More about becoming a Green Schools Sponsor
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Save the Date
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National Healthy Schools Day
April, 7, 2015
8th Annual Green Schools Summit
April 8, 2015
Boston University
More details to follow
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Grant Opportunities
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Office Depot Foundation Grants for Children and Communities - Deadline: Rolling
The Office Depot Foundation's funding focus aligns with its Strategic Priorities. The Foundation
prefers to fund projects and programs in the areas of Giving Children Tools for Success, Building
Capacity to Serve Communities and Disaster Preparedness, Relief, Recovery and Rebuilding.Grants of $50 to $3,000 will be awarded to select applicants. Nonprofit organizations, schools, and libraries are eligible to apply.
DoSomething.org Seed Grants Deadline: Ongoing
Are you working to start a community action project or program with your friends? Do you need money to put your ideas into action? A $500 Do Something Seed Grant is given out every week to help young people just like YOU! These grants can be used towards project ideas and programs that are just getting started, or to jump-start your program and realize your ideas for the first time. These grants can also be used towards projects that are already developed and sustainable, towards the next steps of your project and organization to help you as you look to expand your project and grow your impact. Click Here
Kellogg Foundation Grants - Deadlines: Ongoing
This grant has no submission deadlines. Applications can be submitted any time of the
year. Funding is offered to those who aspire to make progress in ensuring all children grow and
reach optimal well-being by living in secure families, having access to fresh, local healthy food,
physical activity, and access to quality health care. Click Here
Fruit Tree Orchard Grants - Deadline: Ongoing
The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (FTPF) is an award-winning international nonprofit charity
dedicated to planting fruitful trees and plants to alleviate world hunger, combat global warming,
strengthen communities, and improve the surrounding air, soil, and water. FTPF programs
strategically donate orchards where the harvest will best serve communities for generations, at
places such as community gardens, public schools, city/state parks, low-income neighborhoods,
Native American reservations, international hunger relief sites, and animal sanctuaries. Click Here
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Sincerely,
Robin Organ
Founder and Executive Director
Green Schools
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