Pathway 1:
Green and Healthy Schools and Communities
* Also U.N. Sustainable Development Goal #4: Quality Education Read More
Days to Celebrate in September
21st: Zero Emissions Day
22nd: World Rhino Day
22nd: World Car-free Day
22nd/23rd: Fall (Autumnal) Day
Guides and Curricula
Decarbonization
Roadmap Guide for School Building Decision Makers
The
State of Our Schools 2021 Report
NWF
Schoolyard Habitat – National Wildlife Federation’s “How-To Guide”
for Schoolyard Habitats® walks through the steps to creating a successful and
sustainable wildlife garden, provides information on teaching in an outdoor
classroom, and offers resources to help create and maintain your habitat.
The
Learning Grounds Guide for Schools – A step-by-step road map to
help you start your school ground greening process.
Apps
Grow Garden – Meet
Connie the Compost and her friends the Micro organisms. They live under the
trees in your Gro Garden, right next to the animals, and they love old food
scraps! When you feed Connie and her friends, magic things start to happen.
Games
SimCityEDU
Pollution Challenge – A game-based learning and assessment tool
for middle school students covering the Common Core and Next Generation Science
Standards.
Videos
UNH Virtual
Sustainability Tour
Documentary
“The Sacrifice Zone” – A documentary focusing on the
Ironbound district of Newark, New Jersey, as one of the most toxic
neighborhoods in the country and what the community is doing to break the cycle
of poor communities of color serving as dumping grounds for our consumer society.
NBC
News 10 Boston – BPA Free Health Concerns
Healthy
Schools Campaign – Extensive series of videos providing insight
into healthy school initiatives
American
School Board Journal – 5 minute video explaining health education
in the classroom
Global Coalition for
Green Schools – Inspirational video
Rain
Barrels from Upcycled Syrup Drums
Useful Links
White
House Toolkit: Federal Resources for Addressing School Infrastructure Needs
– 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.
- Read the Guidance
- List of Disinfectants for use Against Coronavirus
(COVID-19) - Proper use of disinfectants – infographic with six
steps for safe use.
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.
EPA Orders Amazon and eBay to Stop Sale of Certain Pesticide
Products. The products subject to EPA’s orders include several products
marketed with false or misleading claims of efficacy against coronavirus
(COVID-19). Learn more about the products and EPA’s order to stop sales.
Green Teacher Magazine –
Our quarterly Green Teacher magazine offers perspectives on
the role of education in creating a sustainable future, practical articles and
ready to use activities for various age levels, and reviews of dozens of new
educational resources.
Benefits
of Greening Schools – Summary of research showing benefits of
outdoor education
YSA.org –
Youth Service America is dedicated to youth changing the world.
Greener
School Cleaning Supplies – Check out EWG’s
report on health risks tied to school cleaning supplies, and learn about safer
cleaning at school and at home