(Partner Event) 2024 Green Schools Conference

March 5 -7, 2024 The Green Schools Conference (GSC) brings together everyone involved in creatingand advocating for green schools, focusing on those leading their schools and schoolsystems toward whole-school sustainability. Now in its 14th year, the three-day eventprovides a platform for the green schools community that inspires and facilitates theprogress of the green schools movement.…

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The Illinois Green Schools Project is back for the 2023-24 school year!

The Illinois Green Schools Project registration is now open! This is a year-long sustainability challenge designed for K-12 schools across Illinois. Gather students, teachers, and staff from your school to form a green team and meet regularly to design and implement a year-long, no-to low-cost, sustainability initiative at your school. Now in its 4th year,…

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TEST SITE of Illinois Green Schools Project

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Illinois Green Schools Project The Illinois Green Schools Project is a state-wide K-12 initiative that brings together students, teachers, and staff to collaborate in a year-long challenge to devise and implement creative no- to low-cost sustainable practices in their school. No matter where you are on your sustainability journey, we want to help you advance…

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2022-23 Illinois Green Schools Project Profiles

Illinois Green Schools Project 2022-23 Project Profiles Energy Projects Water Projects Waste Projects Greenification Projects Environmental Justice Projects Project Type: Energy Grace Holistic Center for Education: Solar Powered Project Type: Path to Net Zero, Energy Students: 24 Staff: 3 Mentor: Mike Denz Location:… Read the Full Profile Whitney M. Young High School: Green Team Project…

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Net Zero Project Database – Illinois Green Schools Project

Illinois Green Schools Project Path to Net Zero Project Resource Database Design an Energy Project Design a Water Project Design a Waste Project Scroll down to find inspiration for your school’s journey to net zero. Explore project ideas, step-by-step toolkits, resources, and project case studies. No matter where you’re starting from, you’re on the path!…

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Celebrating the Illinois Green Schools Project Mentors

This past school year, nearly 50 volunteers from Illinois’ green building community mentored a school in designing and implementing a sustainability project as part of the Illinois Green Schools Project. We want to extend a huge thank you to these Green Schools Mentors, who lent their expertise and time to educating students and supporting schools…

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Illinois Green Schools Project Celebration

Join Illinois Green Alliance to celebrate the Illinois Green Schools Project 2021-22 Cohort! Since October, the participating schools have been hard at work identifying, planning, and implementing low-to-no cost sustainability projects for their schools and homes. Amaris Alanis-Ribeiro, Center Director of the North Park Village Nature Center at the Chicago Park District, will provide opening remarks. The school green teams will then…

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Illinois Green Schools Project

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Illinois Green Schools Project Program Timeline Tools & Support What is Net Zero? Choosing a Path Last Year’s Winners About the Program The Illinois Green Schools Project is a year-long sustainability initiative designed for K-12 schools state-wide. Students, teachers, and staff form a green team and meet regularly to design and implement no-to low-cost sustainable…

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