Applications for our annual Green Difference Awards are open!

Every year, we set out to honor and recognize environmental leaders of all ages working to drive positive change in their schools, communities, and our planet.

From school administrators to community leaders to outstanding students, Project Green Schools aims to spotlight the Green Difference Makers making strides for our environment.

Does this sound like someone you know? Be sure to let us know!

Project Green Schools is challenging schools across the country to develop and implement a meaningful outdoor classroom and learning space. Project Green Schools will award one Grand Prize of $10,000 to further enhance an existing space or build a new space.

Schools should submit a formal write-up, proposed budget, and design of their outdoor learning classroom/space.

Project Green Schools will invite the top five designs to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges in Spring 2023 to determine the $10,000 winner.

Application Deadline: 11:59pm EST Sunday, March 26th. All U.S. based schools Pre-K – 12 are eligible to apply.

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Project Green Schools is thrilled to welcome our new Treasurer, Mary Daly!

Mary is an alumnus of Project Green Schools, participating as a student from Foxborough in the very first year of our operation.

Currently, she is a Senior Accountant at Doucette & Doucette, where, among other responsibilities, she does Audit work for Not For Profit organizations. She also has professional experience in bookkeeping and tax preparation.

Project Green Schools Invited to the United Nations for International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly

Stacy Goodman (Board Chair), Robin Buchanan (Founder & Executive Director), Ariadna (Youth Delegate), and Avalon Jade Theisen (Advisory Board Member) were honored to attend the 8th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly.

They participated at the United Nations as delegates from Project Green Schools, joining scientists, policy makers, and leaders of International Governmental Organizations to focus on this year's theme of Socio-Economic Sustainable Development.

We are excited to welcome Tyler Chiu to the Project Green Schools' National Youth Council!

National Youth Council students are difference-makers who are invited to participate in important regional, national and world events. All students who are in grades 5-12 are eligible to take part in National Youth Council meetings. Learn more about joining National Youth Council here.

Meet the rest of our 2022 - 2023 student changemakers here!

The keynote will be given by Kotchakorn Voraakhom, landscape architect and Chairwoman of the Climate Change Working Group of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA World), delegate to COP27, and CEO and Founder of Landprocess and Porous City Network. Voraakhom has been recognized by the United Nations, TIME magazine, the BBC, and Bloomberg for her work in building productive green public space that tackles climate change in dense urban areas and climate-vulnerable communities.

Thinking globally, acting locally, the Mass Water Forum will encourage all participants to pose questions, add their insights, and discuss ideas for new designs, policies, systems, and resource uses for the Commonwealth.

We have teamed up with Planet Aid to help schools and communities take action on clothing waste! Together, we aim to achieve a unified goal of recycling 25,000 lbs of clothing and shoes, but we need your help!

Our planet's resources are finite, and it is imperative that we all do our part for the well-being of current and future generations. By hosting a clothing drive, you will support Planet Aid's mission to protect the environment, reduce waste, and increase the efficient use of precious resources.

Clothing drives are open to U.S.-based schools and organizations within Planet Aid's region. 

For more information and to register to host a drive this school year, please visit our webpage. 

Dr. Rebecca Shaw is Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President, Global Science at World Wildlife Fund. Dr. Shaw works alongside experts from around the globe to identify the emerging challenges to the international NGO's mission and advance scientific inquiry to develop strategic solutions to those challenges.

In this session of Conservation in the Classroom, Dr. Shaw will explain the state of biodiversity around the planet and discuss what this means for climate change, the environment, and human health. She'll also share what is contributing to biodiversity declines and what we can do to protect biodiversity for the future.

During the livestream, students can submit questions for the experts, participate in polls and quizzes, and interact with the experts. Previous sessions can be found on WWF's website.

To learn more and register, please visit WWF's Conservation in the Classroom: https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/conservation-in-the-classroom

WWF has put together a myriad of teaching resources on biodiversity, sustainability, and the health of our planet. In the Biodiversity Toolkit, students will gain an understanding of the importance of nature and how all living things are connected. These resources are geared toward students in grades 6-8.

Learning resources available in the following subjects: science, language arts, math, social studies, STEM, and arts education.

The future of the planet’s young people is tied to the future of the planet, according to a new UK government report. A new research paper from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office called Addressing the Climate, Environment, and Biodiversity Crises in and Through Girls’ Education highlights the case for improving youth education – particularly for young girls, who are often most impacted by educational disruption. This can help build resilience and mitigate climate and environmental breakdown, it says.

Uganda’s first vegan school was founded to help African children build a foundation of love and respect for the animals, their health, and the earth. The Atlas Vegan Community School, established by the charity LUV4ALL: Uganda, is located in Rwamagabo Village in the Kassanda district and serves children from Kafuuda, lwabaazza, Busuula, and Kirundi who the school says would otherwise have no education.

Interested in internship or job opportunities in the sustainability space? Check out the Green Jobs Board! Founded by Kristy Drutman, the Green Jobs Board is an online platform aimed at providing a single source for environmental job seekers to discover employment and internship opportunities with companies that prioritize sustainability, diversity, equity, and inclusion in their work with the goal of bridging the equity and inclusion gap within the green economy.

Opportunities are updated often, so be sure to check back!