http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/11/29/uniting-schools-at-green-california-schools-summit/ Green Parenting for Non-toxic, Healthy Homes Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:53:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/11/29/uniting-schools-at-green-california-schools-summit/comment-page-1/#comment-8782 Green Options Turns One : Eco Child’s Play Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:15:43 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/11/29/uniting-schools-at-green-california-schools-summit/#comment-8782 [...] What better lens to view that change through than environmental education? Despite No Child Left Behind’s (how can I put this delicately?) marginalization of non-core classes such as environmental education and fine arts, teachers and schools all over the country are finding ways to incorporate sustainability and the environment into their curriculum. The No Child Left Inside Act, designed to give support to environmental education is in committee in both the House and the Senate. Schools are creating gardens, whole foods programs in cafeterias, recycling programs, and worm bins. Districts are choosing to incorporate sustainability into school design and construct LEED-certified buildings, and California hosted the very first Green Schools Summit. [...] [...] What better lens to view that change through than environmental education? Despite No Child Left Behind’s (how can I put this delicately?) marginalization of non-core classes such as environmental education and fine arts, teachers and schools all over the country are finding ways to incorporate sustainability and the environment into their curriculum. The No Child Left Inside Act, designed to give support to environmental education is in committee in both the House and the Senate. Schools are creating gardens, whole foods programs in cafeterias, recycling programs, and worm bins. Districts are choosing to incorporate sustainability into school design and construct LEED-certified buildings, and California hosted the very first Green Schools Summit. [...]

]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/11/29/uniting-schools-at-green-california-schools-summit/comment-page-1/#comment-8781 Eco Child’s Play » Blog Archive Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:23:01 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/11/29/uniting-schools-at-green-california-schools-summit/#comment-8781 [...] Last week, I talked about the Green California Schools Summit happening this week in Pasedena. This week, I interviewed one of the panelists who’ll be speaking. Mike Hall is the Chief Marketing Officer at Borrego Solar, a California-based solar integrator that works extensively on solar installations in schools. [...] [...] Last week, I talked about the Green California Schools Summit happening this week in Pasedena. This week, I interviewed one of the panelists who’ll be speaking. Mike Hall is the Chief Marketing Officer at Borrego Solar, a California-based solar integrator that works extensively on solar installations in schools. [...]

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