Announcing Progress Steps

The many people working on green schools across the state are an inspiration - from students, parents, teachers, administrators, non-profits, businesses, local governments, and state agencies. Minnesotans have been working on green schools for a long time. But sometimes we don't know about each others efforts - missing opportunities to learn from each other and feel encouraged by being part of this widespread effort to help schools continually improve how they support education through healthy classrooms, integrated and extracurricular environmental education and STEM career connections, and through making buildings and grounds more efficient, environmentally responsible, and cost effective (including taking advantage of the abundant new funding programs!) 

That's why MN GreenStep Schools is introducing Progress Steps - a new feature and way to participate in sharing your green schools progress, whether you are already working with the GreenStep Schools program or not. Learn More and Participate at the Progress Steps Page.

Other News

That's only one of the things we've been up to Fall 2023-Winter 2024. 

We've been busy, so we'll just list some highlights for this newsletter.

Fall 2023

• September/October: Developed new Environmental Education Best Practices

• October: Presented those EE best practices at the Minnesota Association for Environmental Education (MAEE) 2023 Annual Conference

• November: Exhibited at a booth at MNCOSE, the MN Science Teacher's conference

Winter 2024

• January: Launched Progress Steps, a new feature of MN GreenStep Schools

• January: Exhibited at a booth at the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) Conference

• March: Attended the Green Schools Conference (GSC) which "brings together everyone involved in creating and advocating for green schools, with a focus on those leading their schools and school systems toward whole-school sustainability.  GSC is presented by the Center for Green Schools in partnership with the Green Schools National Network."

Throughout the seasons, MN GreenStep Schools engages with Districts, Schools, Green Clubs, Resource Organizations, and individuals interested in and working on green school issues. 

We look forward to hearing from you and sharing ways you can be involved.