Green Schools Initiative

Tomorrow 1/29 is deadline for early bird pricing to attend this year's Green Schools Conference and Expo March 31 - April 1. Join the national movement for sustainable schools and environmental literacy! Also: a Student Summit to educate, empower and inspire our next generation of leaders. Register by Friday for early bird pricing! Learn more: http://ow.ly/VuT4j

FREE workshop on Zero Net Energy Schools in California on April 20, 2016, in Sacramento, CA. You can register now. Why not plan ahead?

Want to win a $10k scholarship, tickets to an exclusive VIP concert in D.C., or a trip the Peruvian Amazon? Yea, we thought so. All you have to do is join the Get Loud Challenge and speak up for climate action. Week 2 action coming now, so sign up today and rack up those points!

Happy New Year! Reflections from Facing the Future about how Education for Sustainability is transformative, not additive. Changing a few simple words can empower teachers and students to engage in creating the future they want....

Nature's Voices Student Story Contest deadline extended to Dec. 30th! Students in grades 6-12 are invited to submit 1,000 word essays about how their Green Schools experiences transformed them. The winner receives expense-paid trip to be a keynote speaker at the Green Schools Conference & Expo and cash prizes! Details can be found here. http://www.naturesvoices.org/2016-student-stories-contest/

Big win today! Our Sustainable Schools Coalition persuaded the CA Air Resources Board to include K-12 schools in its Investment Plan setting priorities for allocating its $1 billion in cap-and-trade funds for greenhouse gas reduction projects. The letters and drawings from kids helped, as well as our strong coalition of 28 organizations all aligned in showcasing how schools will help achieve our climate goals through tree planting, asphalt removal, recycling and composting, energy and water conservation, transit, solar, and more. Green Schoolyards America wrote a blog about our day...