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National Wildlife Week: Seattle’s Villa Academy Raises a Flag for Eco-Schools

 |  Mar 9, 2015

Off the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle, Villa Academy is working to create a wildlife oasis at their pre K-8 Independent Catholic school.  Their 30-acre school grounds have been … Read more

National Wildlife Week: Bronx Guild High Boasts New York City’s Largest Orchard

 |  Mar 9, 2015

One great way to engage multiple generations to live together with wildlife is to support multidisciplinary environmental education in schools, through great programs like Eco Schools USA. One of the … Read more

Eco-Schools USA Goes to College

 |  Nov 19, 2014

  Northwest Montessori is a private school in Seattle, Washington educating students Pre-K thru middle school. The school aims to build an environment that will help every student explore, communicate, … Read more

Play-oriented learning in a UNIQUE School Garden

 |  Sep 24, 2014

Clark Fork School (CFS) is an educational cooperative where experience in nature and a progressive, place-based curriculum foster academic excellence and a connection to local and global communities. Located in … Read more

 School Greening for a Pre-K Audience

 |  Sep 24, 2014

Clark Fork School (CFS) is an educational cooperative where experience in nature and a progressive, place-based curriculum foster academic excellence and a connection to local and global communities. Located in … Read more

Students at PS 57 Conduct a 14-Month Water Quality Study

 |  Mar 20, 2014

March 17–23 is National Wildlife Week, and this year’s theme is water, specifically people and wildlife’s shared need for clean water. In keeping with this year’s theme, Junior Scientists and Junior … Read more

Three NYC Eco-Schools Collaborate on Green Roof Curriculum Guide

 |  Jan 7, 2014

Guest post by Amy Sirot Schools interested in green roofs may soon have a valuable new tool: a green roof curriculum guide created by three NYC Eco-Schools. The guide will … Read more

Ten NYC Eco-Schools Raise Over $43,000 With ioby

 |  Dec 17, 2013

Guest post by Amy Sirot Ten NYC Eco-Schools are in the midst of an exciting collaboration with ioby, a crowd-resourcing platform for citizen-led neighborhood projects. Each school has chosen a worthy greening … Read more

NYC Eco-Schools Go Solar!

 |  Nov 5, 2013

According to a landmark 2012 report, “Rooftop Revolution,” by the Manhattan Borough President’s office, there are 2.7 million square feet of usable roof space on NYC’s public schools. These rooftops represent … Read more

A Great Year for NYC Eco-Schools!

 |  Aug 9, 2013

It’s been a remarkable first year for NYC Eco-Schools. Aside from being the largest and most diverse public school system in the U.S. – New York City is also the urban area … Read more