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News and Resources - February 2020
News and Resources - February 2020
Interest in MN GreenStep Schools is growing! Express your support and help us reach our goal for the 50x50 Participation Drive!
Interest in MN GreenStep Schools is growing! Express your support and help us reach our goal for the 50x50 Participation Drive!
Call for Participants For Minnesota GreenStep Schools
Call for Participants For Minnesota GreenStep Schools
50 BY 50 Participation Drive
50 BY 50 Participation Drive
LAUNCH DATE: January 16, 2020
GOAL DATE: April 22, 2020 (50th Anniversary of Earth Day 2020)
50 Schools and Districts
50 Resource Organizations
Signing up on the Interest form expresses your interest in the program and begins the process of getting support to get started and advance. Step into the future with us!
Interest in the MN GreenStep Schools Program
Interest in the MN GreenStep Schools Program
as of 2/20/20
(As expressed in the Interest Form)
Even though the program just launched mid-January, it already has interest from one or more contacts at 9 school districts and 14 schools. In addition, 23 resource organizations including communities have expressed interest. The interest comes from locations throughout Minnesota.
Interest from Contacts at:
Districts:La Crescent-Hokah (ISD 300)Pequot Lakes Public Schools (ISD 186)Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools (ISD 719)Royalton School District (ISD 485)Stillwater Area Public School District (ISD 834)Wayzata Public School District (ISD 284)West St. Paul-Mendota Hts.-Eagan (ISD 197)Wrenshall Public School District (ISD 100)Yellow Medicine East (ISD 2190)Schools:Carlton High SchoolDiscovery Woods MontessoriForest Lake Area High SchoolGarlough Environmental Magnet SchoolHarbor City International SchoolHidden Oaks Middle School Hilltop Primary School Northern Lights Community SchoolSartell Middle SchoolSt Paul Conservatory for Performing ArtistsSt. Stephens Catholic SchoolWestbrook-Walnut Grove SecondaryWilliam M. Kelley SchoolWrenshall High School
Interest from Contacts at Resource Organizations Including Cities:
City of EdinaCity of Elk RiverCity of Falcon HeightsCity of FridleyCity of Golden ValleyCity of HutchinsonCity of WarrenClimate Generation: A Will Steger LegacyEnvironmental Quality BoardGreen Ribbon Schools Award - MN Dept. of EducationGreenStep Cities @ the MN Pollution Control AgencyGrowing Green Hearts LLCJeffers Foundation Jessy Carlson (consultant)Macalester CollegeMinnesota Association for Environmental EducationMinnesota Department of HealthMinnesota DNRMN350.orgSWWC Service CooperativeThe Weidt GroupU.S. Green Building CouncilYES! (Youth Eco Solutions)
Resources and Events to Explore
Resources and Events to Explore
Environmental Education: EE Portal @MAEE
Environmental Education: EE Portal @MAEE
In past issues, we've promoted the resources at Minnesota Association for Environmental Education. If you haven't heard, the resource collection, formerly called "SEEK," is now the EE Portal @MAEE! New and improved, you can still find:
Events
Job Opportunities
Resources
Minnesota Association for Environmental Education has been a supporter of MN GreenStep Schools, and their EE Portal@MAEE is a key resource for MN GreenStep Schools.
Registration Open at IMPACT Conference
Registration Open at IMPACT Conference
IMPACT 2020 will be held May 5–6, 2020 in Saint Paul, MN. This annual conference provides education on leading edge sustainable development in the midwest, including their very active work with green schools. In addition to learning about USGBC's LEED program, you can network with sustainable building professionals, learn from case studies, and explore new technology platforms like Arc, which is a great tool for environmental and sustainability education at schools.
IMPACT is a USGBC regional event hosted by USGBC local communities: Central Plains, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri Gateway, Nebraska Flatwater, North Dakota and Wisconsin.
USGBC Minnesota has been a supporter of MN GreenStep Schools, and they offer many resources useful to MN GreenStep Schools, such as Arc, and the resources available at Center for Green Schools.
Learn more and Register for the conference at the Impact Website
Schoolyard Gardens Conference 2020
Schoolyard Gardens Conference 2020
The Schoolyard Gardens Conference: INGREDIENTS FOR GROWTH is being held Friday, March 6, 2020 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska MN.
The conference will cover a variety of topics from "How to create and maintain a school garden for all students" to multiple presentations on integrating a school garden with learning objectives and science standards.
Schoolyard gardens are an activity that could fulfill many MN GreenStep best practice areas - both in outcome areas of health as well as environmental education.
Learn More and Register at the Conference Website.
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