Green Notes

SEPTEMBER2014

Our hats off to you!

Register TODAY and get a free GSNN hat or Klean Kanteen

We're offering a great deal -- the first 30 people to register for the 5th annual Green Schools National Conference now until the end of September will receive a free GSNN hat or a GSNN Klean Kanteen.

Remember, our Early Bird Rates apply until October 31, so make plans to attend one of the largest gatherings of green school advocates in the nation March 4-7, 2015 in Virginia Beach. Join us!

Yes, it does take a village

Think program reviews are easy? It takes a lot of work by a lot of people (and here they are!).

Check out GSNN Executive Director Jenny Seydel's take on the results of the recent Green Schools National Conference program review retreat and why our 5th annual gathering is sure to be the best yet.

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

The 3rd annual Green Apple Day of Service -- set for Sept. 27 -- gives parents, teachers, students, companies and organizations the opportunity to transform all schools into healthy, safe and productive learning environments through local acts of service. Learn more at mygreenapple.org, and join hundreds of thousands of volunteers around the world making a REAL difference!

GSNN Board Spotlight: Susan Toth

"I think the green schools movement is one of the most exciting progressive changes in education I have seen in my career as an environmental educator and GSNN is at the forefront of this undertaking - providing leadership and a national forum to advancing this cause. I am so proud to be a part of it!"

Susan, who's currently Director of Education at Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, Florida Atlantic University/College of Education, continues, "In the near term, I hope that GSNN will continue to provide the nexus for advancement of this movement through its national conference and other modes of sharing best practices and success stories. In the long term, I look to GSNN to provide research that shows the efficacy of the green schools approach to develop world-class citizens and demonstrates to main stream education systems that developing green school cultures do not take away from the 'standardized' curriculum but rather enrich it."

Learn more about Susan and our other board members.

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