Green Schools
How to Green Your School
10 step guide for students, teachers, and community members to make schools more sustainable
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” ― Rachel Carson
The U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools defines a green school as one that creates a healthy environment conducive to learning, while saving energy, environmental resources, and money. They assert that green schools 1. reduce environmental impacts and costs, 2. improve occupants’ health and performance, and 3. increase environmental and sustainability literacy. For those of you that are interested in greening your school or a school in your community, this guide will help get you started. The benefits of greening schools go far beyond reducing emissions and waste, though that is a big part of why we want to focus on greening schools. Green schools improve student and teacher health and performance, increase…
