A Message from Our 2020-2021 National Youth Council Student Leadership Co-Presidents |
|
"Hello everyone! We hope you’ve been staying safe! We are your new National Youth Council Student Co-Presidents, and we want to wish you a warm greeting on behalf of the Youth Council. My name is Heather Morecock, a rising Senior from Massachusetts, and I am so excited for the upcoming year. This will be my second year on the Council, but I have been involved with Project Green Schools for seven years prior. And my name is Cory Shin, a senior from Georgia, and this will be my third year on the Council. I am eager to work with our National Youth Council members this year on our different initiatives! We’re both pumped for the upcoming year and we have many goals and projects laid out for this year, including promoting unity not only with our environmental initiatives, but also with our support of individual endeavors to spark change in our communities. Education and activism initiatives, especially in regards to social and climate justice, as well as environmental racism, will certainly be a top priority this year. We hope to not only continue to learn, but to also teach sustainable practices and develop our future environmental leaders. In light of COVID-19, we hope to continue to make activities and resources accessible and impactful. We hope to see you working with us this year!" ~ Heather and Cory
Meet the rest of our National Youth Council Student Leadership Team
|
|
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. Quarterly meetings take place on a regional level with video and phone call-in opportunities for students around the country.
Follow the National Youth Council students on their Instagram page: pgs_council
|
|
Project Green Schools Virtual Silent Auction |
|
Check out our Silent Auction held in conjunction with our Annual Golf Tournament (Aug. 10) to help raise money and support the next generation of environmental leaders! While several of our signature events were cancelled or postponed this year due to COVID-19, we are fortunate to have been able to support schools with quality environmental content and resources to help facilitate virtual learning. This fundraiser helps us continue to support students for the upcoming school year during today's unprecedented times.
|
|
Join "Race for the Planet: Virtual Home Edition" for 2020-2021 |
|
Project Green Schools is also engaging schools in our second year of “Race for the Planet” and we invite you to be part of this new way to engage students, schools and communities in climate action. Participants will compete in energy and environmental games and challenges held throughout the year focusing on energy, water, waste, and sustainability, to raise funds to support a unique project goal to Green Up Your School/Community. For example, you could host Race for the Planet during Climate Week, Earth Day/Week, Field Day, etc. Learn more and register here.
|
|
Students and School Organize a Tree-Plenish Event at Your School |
|
Calling all Environmental Clubs and Student Leaders to join the Tree-Plenish team to lead a tree-planting event in your community. With Tree-Plenish’s financial and logistical support, you can make your school more sustainable by planting trees in your community based on approximations of your school’s paper usage. Residents of your town will request trees and volunteers will plant them on the day of your event. For more information visit our website or fill out this interest form. |
|
Middle/High School Students Register for the Virtual "Future Leaders Summit" |
|
OPEN TO STUDENTS EVERYWHERE! Boston GreenFest 2020 Future Leaders Summit will be a new opportunity for all of us. Middle school and high school students from Boston and across the globe who are passionate about the environment are welcome to attend to learn, share stories, and advance along their path of being environmental leaders.
Invited to join the Future Leaders Summit are a number of amazing Indigenous Speakers, Youth Activists, Green Entrepreneurs, and Environmental Specialists. The Future Leaders Summit will consist of workshops, discussion groups, films and activities that will provide a base for exchange and knowledge. Every participant will receive a Future Leaders Certification upon completion of this two-day program.
|
|
EPA Guidance on Cleaning and Disinfection Practices |
|
EPA Emphasizes the Need to Continue Cleaning and Disinfection Practices. This guidance from CDC and EPA focuses on cleaning and disinfecting public spaces, workplaces, businesses, schools, or can also be applied to your home.
EPA's List-N Tool makes it easier to find disinfectants to use against coronavirus. This online tool lets you search how you want to use the disinfectant (e.g., home, business, etc.), the surface type to disinfect, EPA registration number, and other important factors.
|
|
Green Strides Webinar Series |
|
The Green Strides Webinar Series provides school communities the tools to reduce their schools' environmental impact and costs; improve health and wellness; and teach effective environmental education. It provides all schools access to the resources that help them move toward the Pillars of our U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools recognition award. See full calendar.
|
|
Call To Action: Pandemic V. Schools |
|
Join the Virtual Canoe Race! |
|
Calling all educators! Save the date for our fall 2020 Virtual Canoe Race, which will run for six weeks from October 5th to November 15th 2020.
Starting on October 5th and then every Monday for six weeks, ten questions about the Delaware River Watershed and the Green Amendment movement will be posted on our canoe race website. With every correct answer, participants will see their canoes travel down the virtual Delaware River. In addition, participants may gain bonus miles each week by answering additional questions or completing activities.
The Virtual Canoe Race is a fantastic way for students and youth to learn about watershed history, geography, biology, and ecology as a team. The design of the Race encourages critical thinking, problem solving, research skills, and teamwork in order to answer the questions correctly and paddle down the River towards the prize. Additionally, the Race can easily be utilized both remotely and in-person, and only needs about an hour a week and is easy to add into an existing curriculum or build a unit around.
|
|
Innovate to Mitigate Project for 8th - 12th grade teachers |
|
The Innovate to Mitigate project (Innovatetomitigate.org), funded by the National Science Foundation, invites 8th – 12th grade teachers in any STEM discipline to join us in:
-
Inviting their students to enter projects that address climate change through innovative adaptation and mitigation strategies
-
Engaging students in problem-based learning in projects that have meaningful real-world impact
-
Fostering collaboration on climate change communication and social impacts, energy conservation and technical innovations, and carbon sequestration.
To view project timeline, webinar dates, and more click here
|
|
Teaching for Community—Virtual Conference Series and Summer Institutes |
|
Register Now for 2020 CWI's Virtual Summer Institutes
Our 2020 Virtual Summer EAST (EST) and Summer WEST (PST) Institutes will be highly experiential, capturing the substance and alchemy of CWI professional events—without geographic limitations—allowing us to bring exciting resources into our process. The five days of sessions will be a mix of synchronous and asynchronous large group and cohort learning with opportunities for collaboration. Participants will work on independent and shared projects throughout the Institute.
Place Based Learning, Collaborative Ethnography, Service, Storytelling, and Social Justice will be emphasized as participants explore their own communities with new eyes. Readings, reflections, and design based planning will be done independently with rich opportunities to bring new thinking back to the group for critique and support. Learn more
|
|
"Pandemic Protocol: Build Partnerships to Keep Green Schools Green, Students Safe"
|
|
"In the old days — like, six months ago — the way schools worked was pretty simple: Teachers taught, administrators administered, and facility managers managed facilities. But as schools reopen later this summer and fall, the coronavirus pandemic has created a need for these different professions to collaborate in new and unprecedented ways for the health and safety of their students...
And it’ll be more important than ever to be judicious in selecting cleaning materials. 'It is critical to keep in mind that many people have allergies, asthma, and sensitivities to a variety of disinfectants and cleaning products, especially those that have added fragrances,. says Robin Buchanan,Executive Director and Founder of Project Green Schools.. ." Read full article.
|
|
Calendar of Events/Days to Celebrate |
|
August
- 12th: International Youth Day
September
- 4th: National Wildlife Day
- 21st: International Day of Peace
- 21st: Zero Emissions Day
- 22nd: World Car-free Day
- 22nd/23rd: Fall (Autumnal) Day
October
- 1st Week: Junk Mail Awareness Week
- 1st: World Vegetarian Day
- 4th: World Animal Day
- 8th: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Day
- 17th: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
|
|
Teach respect for nature and planet through smart family play with Adventerra Games! In games like “Global Warning” kids collaboratively find solutions to real life global issues like global warming while having fun.
|
|
Project Green Schools |3 Village Green North #311 PMB 191, Plymouth, MA 02360 | info@projectgreenschools.org www.projectgreenschools.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
