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At a recent Green and Healthy Schools Academy event, representatives from the Chartiers Valley School District administration, facility designer IKM Inc., and the Green & Healthy Schools Academy spoke about what makes the new Chartiers Valley Middle and High Schools project innovative and unique, and why all schools should be considering this type of approach. […]
This post originally appeared on the Green Schools National Network website. We like to say that every school has had a failed recycling program or something akin to it. What starts out as being a great effort with lots of energy and excitement can often fade over time. Funding runs out, staff turns over, project champions become […]
At first sight, Spectrum Charter School seemed like many other schools, albeit smaller. As we followed Spectrum’s Principal Jenni Carpenter into our first class visit of the day, we realized that Spectrum Charter School approaches education differently, and calling Spectrum ordinary or traditional would be a serious mistake. If you have ever spent much time […]
Volunteer and attend the conference for free! The conference is looking for 15 to 20 volunteers to assist the conference with wayfinding and education session monitoring. This is a great opportunity to help out, and also be able to attend the conference free of charge! Volunteers are required to volunteer for one shift of […]
The Green & Healthy Schools Academy (GHSA) helps schools become engaging, inspiring, and thriving places where students and staff can reach their full potential. Its work is critical to pursuing GBA’s vision that “everyone from every socioeconomic background is able to live, work, learn, and play in healthy and high-performing places.” In 2014, GHSA added workshops […]
Over the last three years, Environmental Charter School (ECS) has had the exceptional opportunity to be part of the Green & Healthy Schools Academy’s School Sustainability Culture Program. According to the GHSA site, this program is a two-year, hands-on, immersive learning community that assists schools with integrating sustainability into their buildings, curriculum, and culture through inspirational, […]
Dear Reader – I am writing two blogs about Charles Montgomery, this one about his talk at the Inspire Speakers Series, which is more direct reporting, and then another one about his book, Happy City, which will include my own reactions and reflections. Inspire Speakers Series Charles entertained a crowd of 100 at the Hill […]
Below is the last group of events from Green & Healthy Schools Academy and our partners for this school year. We know this is a busy time, but we hope you will find some of these intriguing enough to attend: Green & High-Performance Cleaning Workshop, May 6th, 2-4pm, presented by the Green & Healthy Schools […]
“Bonafide bad ass.” This was the phrase of the night according to guest emcee Andrew Butcher at GBA’s April 9 Inspire Speakers Series lecture. Butcher himself was kind of a bad ass, seamlessly leading the audience through the evening’s kick-off without lights or audio for a time when a thunderstorm caused a brief power outage. Once the […]
Our region finally seems ready to welcome spring to its doorstep! The warmer air and budding trees mean the school year will soon be winding down, but now is a great time to learn ways that we can all provide our children with healthy places to learn. As director of GBA’s Green & Healthy Schools […]