Sustainability
Sustainability education – this topic follows programs and student agency stories relating to how concern for the environment is turned into action through innovation.
Student Solar Project Bridges Digital Divide in Rural Virginia
A school district in Virginia harnesses solar power to create wi-fi access throughout its county, helping to bridge its community’s digital divide and preparing its high school students for jobs in the solar energy industry.
How to Talk to Kids About Climate Change
Here are 5 essential tips for talking about climate in the home or the classroom.
Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke: In Working, One Learns
Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke is a youth-focused vocational training, educational, and community-based nonprofit in Hāna, Maui. Through core programs and initiatives, Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke empowers and nurtures students and graduates to become caretakers and leaders of their communities.
K12 Climate Action: A Step Towards a Greener Future
A recent education forum from Harvard Graduate School of Education focused on how the education sector can be a force toward climate solutions and environmental justice.
An Emphasis on Place: The International School Grounds Alliance
The International School Grounds Alliance works with schools across the world to instill a sense of place, community and belonging in learners.
Raising Sustainable Natives: Implementing a Garden to Table Concept in Schools
The garden to table concept advances sustainable food growth and eating habits in young children. It also aligns with evolving standards in sustainable design, such as the WELL Building Standard, which focuses on nourishment and specifically responsible food production.
How Sustainable is Your District? Use the GreenPrint from Green Schools National Network
Green Schools National Network has released an updated version of their flagship GreenPrint, a way for empowering leaders to take action with regards to sustainability and capacity building.
How Generation Z is Using Sustainability and Entrepreneurship Education to Save the Planet
Laura Boyd Smidt shares how Generation Z is turning concern into action when it comes to sustainability and the climate.
Climate Collapse: Is AI the Antidote?
“It is worse, much worse, than you think,” said David Wallace-Wells, author of The Uninhabitable Earth, about the climate crisis. Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history—and the rate of species extinction is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely, warns a…
70 Elementary & Middle Schools Worth Visiting
We believe school visits are the best form of professional learning. Based on a couple thousand school visits, and with help from colleagues and readers, we’ve compiled this list of elementary and middle schools that can give educators a better sense of what’s possible.