The Next GEL Meeting: October 21, 2026
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San Joaquin County Office of Education is going green! Join the network if you are an SJCOE employee and are interested in joining the organization-wide effort to implement sustainable practices. Some of our activities include hearing from experts on environmental topics, working towards the CA Green Ribbon Schools award for our county office, planning outdoor experiences for SJCOE families.
To Join GEL complete the registration link HERE.
GEL Network Meeting Dates 2026-2027
GEL Network Meeting Dates 2026-2027
*NOTE: All dates are tentative and subject to change.
August 26, 2026 | 12:30 - 1:15 pm | TCSJ | Goal Setting and Year in Review
September 18, 2026 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm | Stuyt Farmstead, Escalon CA | All Network Kick Off Meeting
October 21, 2026 | 12:30 - 1:15 pm | TCSJ | Planning for Earth Day and Swap Event, Green Office Program, Community Garden
November 18, 2026 | 4:00 - 5:00 pm | All Network Meeting Investigating Causes, Impacts, & Existing Efforts: Empathy Interviews and ways to collect data to create a project - Guest Speakers
December 9, 2025 | 12:30 - 1:15 PM | TCSJ | Continuing Planning for Earth Day and Swap Event & Sustainable Practices Discussion
January 27, 2027 | 4:00 - 5:00 pm | All Network Meeting Building Support, Communication, & Community Partnerships - Guest Speakers
February 10, 2027 | 12:30 - 1:15 pm | TCSJ | Continuing Planning for Earth Day and Swap Event
March 10, 2027 | 4:00 - 5:00 pm | All Network Meeting Testing Small Actions & Gathering Feedback
April 21, 2027 | Earth Week Celebration | Time and Location, TBD
May 1, 2027
Upcoming Community Events
Upcoming Community Events
Do you have an upcoming event you would like to share with the community?
Email Tamara Basepayne at tbasepayne@sjcoe.net
GEL Meetings
GEL Meetings
February 4th, 2022
February 4th, 2022
GEL met and learned about the health benefits of connecting with nature through nature journaling. Check out the slide deck and nature journal webpage by John Muir Laws for more information.
November 5th, 2021
November 5th, 2021
GEL met with landscape architect Jeff Giambi and Teresa to learn about the environmental landscape design at the SJCOE. Next time you walk around the Transworld campus see if you can identify some of the native, native-friendly and drought resistance plants used in the landscape.
August 6th, 2021
August 6th, 2021
GEL came together to review health and wellness at SJCOE. SJCOE Nurse Katie Nilsson joined as a guest speaker and talked about health at work and home.
GEL celebrated the amazing biodiversity of California by adding their favorite California native organism to the group slide deck and were invited to participate in coastal and delta clean-ups to support our local ecosystem.
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