Project Green Schools Partners with Enes Kanter of the Boston Celtics
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Project Green Schools was honored to collaboate with Enes Kanter of the Boston Celtics and Boston Green Academy on an awesome educational program on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Kanter discussed healthy living, community service, leadership and the value of education and working hard with BGA students.
Pictured Above: Enes Kanter, Robin Buchanan, Executive Director of Project Green Schools; Matt Holzer, BGA Head Master
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NEW Project Green Schools Interactive: The Many Ways to Green Your School, Grades K-12
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Our NEW interactive Green School features dozens of ways to green your school, all aligned with our "13 Pathways for Greening Your School" & UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Check it out
and learn how students, teachers, administrators and community members can work together to make it happen!
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First Meeting of The 2019 Bridges House Youth Sustainability Council
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On Saturday, October 26th, NH students, parents and teachers attended the first meeting of the
The Bridges House Youth Sustainability Council (BHYSC
)
with New Hampshire’s First Lady Valerie Sununu in partnership with Project Green Schools. Students heard from NH Commission of
the Dept. of Environmental Services Robert Scott as well as NH Commissioner of Education Frank Edelbut.
Student shared ideas about what New Hampshire can do to promote sustainability within their state as well as at the Bridges House itself. Students also learned about the Bridges House Sustainability Expo
Learn More and Register NOW!
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Eco Heroes helps schools reduce their footprint by reducing their school waste. The average-size elementary school in the U.S produces 18,760 pounds of waste per school year. More than 50% of that waste is single-use products, which ends up in landfills where it can take THOUSANDS of years to break down or turns up in the ocean, where it causes pollution, the death of marine animals and ends up in the food chain. We need to stop using recycling as a solution and understand that recycling is a process that pollutes as the recycling waste needs to be transported and transformed which produces carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Therefore, when it comes to our school waste, recycling should always be option B, REDUCTION being the main solution.
We created an easy to follow Eco Lunch Fundraising Program which can lead to reduce your school waste by 30% and win an Eco Hero School Award in just 3 weeks.
Learn more
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National Youth Council Corner
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Join National Youth Council for 2019 - 2020 School Year!
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National Youth Council is currently accepting membership for the 2019-2020 school year!
National Youth Council students are difference-makers who are invited to participate in important regional, national and world events. Students in grades 5-12 are eligible to take part.
Follow the National Youth Council students on their Instagram page:
pgs_council
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Project Green Schools Partners with Community Works Institute
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Community Works Institute provides support to K-16 schools and community based organizations, across the U.S. and internationally, through our annual
Summer Institutes
and
on-site professional development
.
Project Green Schools members receive a specially reduced registration rate.
CWI’s NEXT Institute - An Experiential Approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion —From Classroom to Community, Moving Toward Social Justice
February 29, 2020, Brooklyn, NY
April 4, 2020, Los Angeles, CA
January 13-17, 2020, Lima, Peru
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Bring Scenic Conservation Education to Your School
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Check out our new
Scenic Pathway in a partnership with Scenic America to educate and engage your students on scenic conservation.
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The
Green Schools Conference & Expo
(GSCE) is the premier education and engagement opportunity for leaders and advocates who are passionate about the future of healthy, sustainable schools throughout the country and around the world. GSCE is the only event to bring together all of the players involved in making green schools a reality: the people who lead, operate, build and teach in our nation’s schools.
The 2020 GSCE will be held March 2-4 in Portland, Oregon. The event will feature three days of conference programing and workshops, kicking off with a keynote from TV personality and science communicator,
Danni Washington
. As the first African-American/woman of color to host her own science television series, Danni is deeply passionate about protecting our oceans and inspiring and educating youth about marine conservation through arts and media.
The 2020 conference attendees will discover strategies and solutions that strengthen the work to advance green schools for all in this generation. Experienced educators will address the newest trends, case studies, and innovations in providing healthy, sustainable learning environments and sustainability education for students, teachers, and school communities. This year’s conference offers five tracks of compelling education programming: healthy school environments; driving cultural and behavioral change; kickstarting sustainability programs in schools; designing schools for the future; and engaging and empowering students.
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Apply for the 2020 Best of Green Schools Awards!
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The call for nominations for the 2020 Best of Green Schools awards is now open.
Submit your nomination by
November 18, 2019
.
The 2020 Best of Green Schools Awards, co-presented with the Center for Green Schools at the USGBC, celebrate the hard work being done by individuals, schools, campuses, and organizations to push the green schools movement forward.
If you or someone you know is making significant strides toward creating green, healthy, and sustainable schools, we want to hear from you!
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In The News
Check out these Princeton Review Lists:
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Events
Interested in applying to be a
Massachusetts Green Ribbon School or District
and being recognized for your sustainability leadership at the national level? Join DESE and a former GRS winner, Boston Green Academy, for an informational webinar on
Thursday, November 7
th
, at 4PM.
Please sign up
here
to receive call in information.
November 6 - 7, 2020
Leominster, MA
March 2-4, 2020
Portland, Oregon
April 30 - May 4, 2020
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Resources, Grants, Recognitions, Scholarships, Internships and Competitions
As authorized by the National Environmental Education Act of 1990, EPA is pleased to announce the availability of up to $3 million in funding for locally-focused environmental education projects under the 2020 Environmental Education Grant Program. EPA will award three to four grants in each of the agency’s 10 regions.
Deadline: January 6, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – as part of its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Award Program – is seeking applications proposing to research, develop, design, and demonstrate solutions to real world challenges.
Deadline: November 19, 2019
The
World of 7 Billion student video contest bring technology and creativity into your middle and high school classes.
The deadline for submissions is February 27, 2020
– use this
lesson plan
to get started now! Full contest guidelines, resources for research, past winners, and more can be found
here
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Project Green Schools 2019 Annual Report
Take a moment and see all the amazing work Project Green Schools has accomplished this year.
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