Community Education Series: Green Learning Brought to Pleasanton!
What is the Pleasanton Community Education Series?! The City of Pleasanton provides opportunities for their community to become involved in city matters through the education series. Pleasantonians are able to register for various workshops that range from arts to STEM and everything in between! GGI has partnered with the City of Pleasanton to present a…
Read MoreTeacher Mini Grants: Outstanding Teachers that Bring Climate Literacy to Classrooms
What are Teacher Mini Grants? GGI began Teacher Mini Grants in collaboration with Pleasanton Unified School District. These awards celebrate and incentivize teachers who incorporate sustainability or environment literacy in their classroom. So far this school year, we’ve funded 17 teacher grant applicants and look forward to granting 50+ additional awards in the district. Here are…
Read MoreA Deep Dive: The Local Leaders of the 21st Century©
What is the Local Leaders Club? The Go Green Initiative’s Local Leaders of the 21st Century© program is a network of high school extracurricular clubs dedicated to advancing sustainability in their schools and communities. With GGI guidance and mentorship, Local Leaders take action in community engagement, public policy, and advocacy leadership to address global environmental issues on…
Read More2022 CUBE Conference, District Green Teams, and Student Leadership: The Haps at the GGI
GGI CEO, Jill Buck recently attended the 2022 CUBE conference with an expert panel to discuss school sustainability. From District Green Teams to student leadership, they discussed long-term solutions for issues such as environmental toxins and consumption of natural resources. Here is a snapshot of the discussion (click here to watch online!): District Green Teams The role…
Read MoreAir Quality: Funding, Improvements, and Environmental Equity
The Center for Green Schools (CGS) recently published a report of how school districts across the country plan to invest American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds (ARP-ESSER or ESSER III) to manage air quality and upgrade facilities. The Study The Center for Green Schools looked at district planned investments for 4 categories: …
Read MoreClean/Renewable Energy: What it is and How Schools can Achieve It.
At GGI one of our main focus areas is conserving energy and incorporating renewable or using clean energy. Ultimately, our vision is that every school is a zero net energy school (i.e. the total amount of energy used by the building on an annual basis is equal to the amount of renewable energy created on the…
Read MoreStudent Blog: Amador Local Leaders Alumni Panel
On November 7th, 2022, the Amador Local Leaders club organized an Alumni Panel over Zoom, featuring multiple generations of past Amador Local Leaders members. Local Leaders chose to host the event for current Amador students and Local Leaders members to see how their involvement in Local Leaders translates into their life after high school, whether…
Read MoreEnvironmental Equity: Closing the Opportunity Gap in Urban Schools
As the one year anniversary of Environmental Equity: Closing the Opportunity Gap in Urban Schools approaches, it is time to properly celebrate the importance for our work. This book showcase sustainability work in schools through 3 parts: What is sustainability in a school? What can schools do to improve outcomes for kids immediately? Case Studies…
Read MoreGreen School Conference
The annual Green Schools Conference (GSC) is coming up and the Go Green Initiative is participating! From February 27 – March 1, 2023 various schools, districts, and organizations working to make green schools a reality are coming together! Register by January 13 to take advantage of early bird rates GSC promotes people who lead, operate,…
Read MoreNovember 15 is America Recycles Day
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: The Important of Reducing Waste in Schools November 15th is America Recycles Day and at The Go Green Initiative, one of our focus areas is reducing solid waste in schools. As we continue to create waste in landfills, we are limiting resources for future generations while creating more greenhouse gasses. …
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