Becoming green is a journey of a thousand miles that begin with a single step: education. Here, we can share the stories, ideas, and resources that keep us going.
Your Tips for Getting Started
What are the easiest/simplest entry points for teachers and administrators looking to implement a green project in their school? What type of projects cost little or nothing (in time or money) but have impact value for the students and the planet?
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Boomerang Lunches
A colleague, Mary-Kay Goindi, offered this gem of program via twitter (@MaryKayG):
"It's been my experience that simple ideas are the ones that tend to have a lasting impact. A 'boomerang lunch' means that everything that comes to school and is not eaten goes home at the end of each day. Boomerang lunches let parents know what's not being eaten and also makes the excessive packaging of lunch/snack purchases obvious."
School gardens are a great
School gardens are a great projects for school communities. Some of my favorite resources are:
http://www.kidsgardening.com/
http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/pdf/habitatguide.pdf
http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/
Cheers- Bethe @balmeras
Here is a link to a post I
Here is a link to a post I wrote about school gardens:
http://grassstainguru.com/2009/03/30/growing-young-minds-in-school-gardens/
Fantastic resources, Bethe.
Fantastic resources, Bethe. The trendsetters (Alice Water, chief among them) at the Edible Schoolyard were the cornerstone of my honors project on gardening with students for a sustainable future. Thanks for sharing.
A few more resources - Children & Nature Net is putting together a Natural Teachers group & newsletter: http://www.childrenandnature.org/newsletters/signup/teachers
I did a podcast on nature play that might be of interest: http://grassstainguru.com/2009/10/21/nature-play-podcast-the-grass-stain...
Cheers- Bethe
Hi everyone, I discuss some
Hi everyone,
I discuss some tips for getting started (along with a few great online resources) in the comments to this blog post on our school projects:
http://daveriddell.weebly.com/1/post/2008/02/outdoor-classrooms-for-all....
Stay wild.
Dave (@pathways)
The Paperless Pause
TEFL.net is just getting started on this topic...English teachers around the world can do their part. Why not start with a Paperless Pause? http://edition.tefl.net/earth/paperless-pause/