We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s … Read more
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Guest Post: Middle School Students Work to Ban the Plastic Bag
[br] Mike Garguilo is a passionate middle school science teacher in Sleepy Hollow, NY. He is the host of the Environmental Action Club which received the award for the environmental … Read more
Global Dimensions: A Sustainable School Partnership Growing in Taiwan
I was very fortunate to be offered the opportunity to travel on a US EPA mission to Taiwan this week with our partners from Sustainable Jersey, Donna Drewes and Randy … Read more
Guest Post: Eye on the Green Flag, Massachusetts Eco-School Holds a Trash Audit Party
Kate Crosby serves as the Energy Advisor for the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District and the Acton Public Schools in Acton, MA. She will be presenting at the National Green Schools … Read more
Red, Green and Blue! 34 States Opt In to U.S. Green Ribbon Schools Award Program
In a time when our political differences seem to be more polarizing than ever, it is encouraging to see that education remains a bipartisan issue. Half of the 34 states … Read more
My Trip to Poland for the Eco-Schools National Operators Meeting
After three flights and 24 hours of traveling, I finally touched down in Krakow, Poland, three weeks ago and was met by our wonderful friends from the Environmental Partnership Foundation, … Read more
U.S. Green Ribbon Schools Award gets the Green Light!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsmLWNAK4_U&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Today is a fantastic day for the environmental education movement! The U.S. Department of Education alongside the White House Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency launched the U.S. … Read more
Back to [Green] School!
The arrival of fall marks the end to longer days, ice cream trucks and the return to the classroom. For some students around the country this return is often marred … Read more
Going to the Mattresses with the Texas Drought
After almost 70 days of 100 degree temperatures in North Texas (we still have a chance throughout September to reach those high marks yet again) it’s time for me and the … Read more
