News from Green Schools

Current Green Schools news, articles and information
Jan
17

Waste Resolutions: Going into 2018

Waste Resolutions: Going into 2018
Looking forward to the New Year, there are many ways we can continue to reduce waste. Think twice, and think creatively about ways to reduce waste at home and abroad. Look to reduce food waste, as that is the most costly of wastes.    Happy New Year! As we come back from this holiday season and return to school and work, we have...
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Jan
09

February 8th - Clark County Green Schools Winter Educator Session

February 8th - Clark County Green Schools Winter Educator Session
Please join us at the Clark County Green Schools Educator Session February 8th. This is a great opportunity for green team leaders, teachers, administrators, building operators/custodians to learn more about starting and developing a green team and more! Washington Green Schools staff will be on hand, in addition to local partners. Register HERE .
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Dec
19

Clark County Green Schools Student Summit

Clark County Green Schools Student Summit
In early November, Clark County Green Schools and Washington Green Schools hosted the annual Student Summit at Clark College's Gaiser Hall. Twenty-five Green Teams from various public and private schools all over Clark County were in attendance, engaging in various ways they can sustain the projects they have already started, get inspiration for ne...
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Dec
08

Hockinson Heights Elementary Takes Initiatives to Reduce Waste

Students and teachers at Hockinson Heights Elementary do a waste audit
Hockinson Heights Elementary is one of the newest schools to take the leap towards becoming a Green School. Since late last year, Nathan Tracey, 4th grade teacher, Nancy O'Neill-Bratt, art teacher, and Megan Miles, music teacher, have taken the initiative to form a green team and push for change. At the end of lunch, essentially everything was goin...
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Nov
22

The Columbian Covers Clark County Green Schools Summit

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Projects teach students about efforts to go green | The Columbian   Check out The Columbian's coverage of the Clark County Green Schools Summit
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