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Our Learning Environment Matters

By Rachel Gutter On August 8, 2012 Comments ()

Following a recent speaking engagement, I was approached by a young teacher who asked me how she could convince her principal to turn their school into a green school. She told me that her classroom has one broken window that was positioned directly above the dumpster, her ceiling tiles are covered in mold, there’s a funky smell that she can never seem to find the source of and there is a flimsy partition that separates her class from the next, creating a noisy and chaotic learning environment and not nearly enough space for the 55 students crammed into her classroom.

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Parenting’s 2012 Mom Congress Provides Green School Inspiration

By Rachel Gutter On May 16, 2012 Comments ()

Spending a day with these incredible, tenacious mothers convinced me that you’ll never find a more devoted, more outspoken, more determined advocate for your cause than a mom inspired.

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Green Apple Day of Service

By Rachel Gutter On April 29, 2012 Comments ()

The Green School wanted to find a way to bring together the people who care about our schools and making them healthier, more sustainable learning environments. So we are calling on volunteers to come together for one day to join us for the first ever Green Apple Day of Service.

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Creating Healthier Classrooms Through Practical Solutions

By Rachel Gutter On March 21, 2012 Comments ()

It goes without saying, every parent wants their child to be healthy and safe. And teachers too, always have the best interest of our kids at heart. But sometimes what we don’t know can hurt us.

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The Lorax Can Teach Kids Important Service Lessons

By Rachel Gutter On March 5, 2012 Comments ()

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to attend a screening of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax before it hit theaters. The showing, sponsored by NEA and Mocha Moms, brought hundreds of DC kids to view the movie and learn an important message about the environment.  

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Project Haiti

By Rachel Gutter On January 13, 2012 Comments ()

The Center for Green Schools operates within a non-profit called the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). While the Center has a mission that is focused on schools and the students who attend them, USGBC’s broader mission is to create green buildings and communities for all, believing that everyone is entitled to live, breathe, learn and work in a healthy, sustainable environment.

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