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It's Getting Easy to Be Green

A recent white paper from the National Association of Independent Schools details how schools can reduce their carbon footprint. Here are the top ten tips.

1. Adopt an environmental mission statement for your school.

2. Buy food from local farmers and vendors.

3. Install solar panels on your campus.

4. Make people aware of your school’s energy
use by posting monthly usage data for public viewing (or make a real-time display).

5. Create an environmental stewardship committee on the board of trustees.

6. Start a school garden with students and serve food from it at school meals or functions.

7. Turn off all unnecessary electrical appliances over vacations and weekends.

8. Join an energy competition among independent schools.

9. Invite the local community to hear outside speakers present on environmental and sustainability topics.

10. Invest in a recycling program involving the entire school community.

Read all 50 ideas at the National Association of Independent Schools web site.

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¿Has Visto a Mi Patito?

by Nancy Tafuri

When a mother duck loses her eighth and most adventurous duckling, she asks the other pond animals for help. The little one is never actually lost, only playfully concealed in each picture. "A game as well as a story." - Publishers Weekly

$5.95
Paperback Book | Grades K-2

¿Has Visto a Mi Patito?

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Dinosaur Story

With clear, simple text and detailed illustrations, this fascinating science book brings to life the age of the dinosaurs: where they lived, what they ate, and how they protected themselves. Experts at the American Museum of Natural History have checked all facts for accuracy.

$4.50
Paperback Book | Grades K-2

Dinosaur Story

Grades K-2 $4.50

How to pay for it:

The National Gardening Association works with sponsoring companies and organizations to provide in-kind grants to projects that actively engage kids in the garden. To be eligible for these awards, your school or organization must plan to garden with at least 15 kids between the ages of three and 18.
The National Tree Trust provides funding to nonprofit 501(c)3 urban and community forestry groups (U&CFG) to plant on public property. Schools may participate through partnership with U&CFG in their communities.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sponsors Nature of Learning Programs: community-based conservation education initiatives using National Wildlife Refuges as outdoor classrooms.

LESSON PLAN	Teacher Lesson on Ecosystems and Recycling Learn about ecosystems, understand how reducing, reusing, and recycling can impact the environment, and practice reading comprehension skills.

UNIT PLAN	Bars, Lines, & Pies! Build graphing skills with lessons and activities involving real-world data about the environment and recycling.

ONLINE ACTIVITY	Act Green Discover ways to learn about issues affecting our planet.