The Minnesota Green Schools Coalition brings together the state's strongest advocates for our children to create a Minnesota infrastructure of green schools - healthy, high performance schools that are conducive to learning while saving energy, resources and money.
Through regular discussions on topics including new school construction, critical retrofits of existing facilities, green cleaning, metrics-based programs to track energy consumption and experiential learning opportunities for teachers and students, the Coalition is working to shape the classroom of the future and fundamentally change the way Minnesota students learn about the world around them.
Resources
The website includes recommended Green Schools resources in the following categories:
Case Study
Research
Building Performance - tools and calculators
Curriculum
Facility- New Design and Construction
Facility- Existing Operations, Maintenance and Policies
Financing and Technical Assistance
Health and Nutrition
Energy
Professional Development
Additional Resources
Participating Organizations
Membership is free to any organization or school who is committed to advancing green schools in Minnesota. We ask that participating organizations commit to sharing the MN Green Schools website and key initiatives with your organization by placing a link to the coalition website on your organization's website.
For more information visit http://mngreenschools.org
Minnesota Green Schools Coalition
Posted: September 11, 2019 by MAEE Administration
Category: Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge (SEEK)
The Minnesota Green Schools Coalition brings together the state's strongest advocates for our children to create a Minnesota infrastructure of green schools - healthy, high performance schools that are conducive to learning while saving energy, resources and money.
Through regular discussions on topics including new school construction, critical retrofits of existing facilities, green cleaning, metrics-based programs to track energy consumption and experiential learning opportunities for teachers and students, the Coalition is working to shape the classroom of the future and fundamentally change the way Minnesota students learn about the world around them.
Resources
The website includes recommended Green Schools resources in the following categories:
Participating Organizations
Membership is free to any organization or school who is committed to advancing green schools in Minnesota. We ask that participating organizations commit to sharing the MN Green Schools website and key initiatives with your organization by placing a link to the coalition website on your organization's website.
For more information visit http://mngreenschools.org