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April 2012 (PDF 69K)

  • Sustainable Schools – Sustainable Solutions Conference
  • Oregon Sustainable Schools Awards + U.S. Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools
  • School Tours Coming
  • Cloud Institute’s Summer Design Studio offered in Portland
  • Tidbit for Thought - school lunches
  • Upcoming Events

January 2012 (PDF 72K)

  • Oregon Sustainable Schools Awards and U.S. Green Ribbon Schools; Apply Now!
  • Workshop Series for Teachers; February - March, May
  • 2nd annual Sustainable Schools - Sustainable Solutions Conference; Hold the Date! June 19, 2012
  • New documents support Oregon Environmental Literacy Plan
  • Upcoming Opportunities
  • Upcoming Events

Fall 2010 (PDF 173K)

  • Sustainability Education Week
  • Education for Sustainability (EfS) Information
  • SOSI & ODOT partner for Safe Routes to School
  • Oregon Environmental Literacy Plan
  • U.S. Dept of Education holds 1st Sustainability Summit
  • Support SOSI and The Apple
  • SOSI ESD Project Final Report
  • SOSI on the web in new ways
  • EfS Sessions at OSBA Annual Convention
  • Access Your Kill-A-Watts Meter Today
  • ODOE workshop for School Districts
  • Green Cleaning Guide, 3rd Edition
  • David Douglas School District Saves Money
  • New Discussion Course offered by NWEI
  • Upcoming Events
  • Thank you to our Sponsors

Spring 2010 (PDF 154K)

  • SOSI Workshops for Oregon’s Education Service Districts (ESDs)
  • SOSI workshops with Cloud Institute
  • Outdoor Schoolrepares High School Students
  • Summer Education for Sustainability Opportunities
  • Support SOSI and The Apple
  • Oregon Environmental Literacy Taskforce
  • The Oregon School Facilities Task Force
  • Green and Sustainable Jobs
  • Zero Waste Strategies
  • New Journal of Sustainability Education

December 2009 (PDF 232K)

  • Sustainability Education Week
  • 2nd Presentation for Oregon Board of Education
  • Info-Pages on Education for Sustainability (EfS)
  • Sustainability Education moving forward in Washington State
  • Support SOSI and the Apple!
  • National Sustainability Education Standards, Version 3
  • Sustainability Education Summer Institute (SESI)
  • Education for Sustainable Development in the USA
  • Sustainable Sites
  • Oregon Green Schools Association
  • Portland Public School's da Vinci Middle School comples net-zero energy classroom
  • First there was the Carbon Footprint, and now...the Water Footprint?
  • National Walk + Bike to School Day, 2009
  • EPA Names Top 20 Green Powered Schools
  • BC middle school bike powers its computer lab

August 2009 (PDF 225K)

  • SOSI Receives EPA Grant
  • Visit the ReDirect Guide Green Sprouts Festival and support SOSI
  • Sustainability Presentations to the Oregon Board of Education
  • Regional Innovation Forum, Sustainable Schools Track
  • If you haven't seen these these SOSI articles...
  • Fulbright Japan Conference Opportunity: "Best Practices in ESD"
  • NAAEE Conference: Special K-12 Teacher Day
  • New Curriculum Unit from Facing the Future
  • Real World Math: Engaging Students through Global Issues
  • Corvallis High School Wins Big!
  • Book Overview: The Dragonfly's Question
  • Upcoming Events
  • Thank You to our Supporters

February-March 2009 (PDF 233K)

  • Join us at the Regional Innovation Forum
  • SOSI Managing Sustainability Team
  • Find SOSI at the Following Upcoming Events
  • SOSI Introduces Blog
  • Students: Wondering What College or University to Attend?
  • Sustainability Education LISTSERV for K-12
  • Cafeteria Trays, or Not?
  • Can't Bike, Walk, or Bus? Carpool to School
  • A Working Farm at School
  • Summer Options for Teachers
  • Green Cleaning Guide
  • Eco-Schools Network
  • New National Schools IAQ Collector LISTSERV
  • Using Too Much Paper?
  • Upcoming Events
  • Thank You to our Supporters

December 2008 (PDF 233K)

  • SOSI working with ESDs
  • Policies and the OSBA
  • New Sustainability Education Listserve for K-12
  • Starting the Sustainability Journey; Updates Along the Way
  • Read about SOSI in the Portland Business Journal
  • New Special Report: Pesticides in our Schools
  • New from Facing the Future: Understanding Sustainability
  • USA Today report: Toxic Air and America's Schools
  • Where Do Your Recyclables Go?
  • National Teach-In on Global Warming Solutions
  • Radon Report
  • University Presidents' Climate Commitment Annual Report
  • Good Stories about Oregon School Food
  • School IAQ Newsletter for NW Schools
  • School Procurement Choices Contribute Greenhouse Gases
  • Upcoming Events
  • Thank You to our Supporters

November 2008 (PDF 236K)

  • SOSI Green Pages
  • SOSI Newsletter Archive
  • SOSI Workshop offered at OSBA Conference
  • United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
  • K-12 and Teacher Education Sector holds National Summit; offers Education Standards
  • Clean Air Cool Planet Online Climate Action Toolkit
  • Learning from Others: Sustainability Listserve
  • Teach Africa Web Page Now Online!
  • Let Dandelions Unlimited Inspire You!
  • School Buildings Rapidly Turning "Green" Across America
  • Schools Too Close to Highway Exhaust
  • Anti-Idling Campaigns
  • Remanufactured Toner Cartridges, Q & A
  • How-to Guide for Sustainable Print
  • Growing Lunch
  • Upcoming Events
  • Thank You to our Supporters

September-October 2008 (PDF 237K)

  • Share Your Sustainability Story
  • SOSI Endorsement Form for Schools/Districts
  • Managing Your Sustainability Effort
  • Seismic Study of Oregon’s Schools
  • List of Sustainability Awards for Students
  • 4-H Wildlife Stewards Program
  • Professional Development on Global Sustainability
  • Website for Kids: “The Greens"
  • New ODE "Quake Safe Schools" Website
  • Newsletter Links
  • Highways Impact School Air Quality
  • Next Steps for Focus the Nation
  • Annual Sustainability Review in Higher Education
  • The Story of Stuff, and Secret Life of Paper
  • Upcoming Events
  • Thank You to our Supporters

July 2008 (PDF 227K)

  • Update on the Sustainable Oregon Schools Initiative (SOSI)
  • Introducing the New SOSI Website!
  • Seismic Study of Oregon’s Schools
  • Energy Savings Performance Contracting
  • Climate Change Tidbits
  • Youth Garden Grants
  • EPA’s Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Awards
  • Snippets for Teachers
  • Upcoming Events
  • Thank You to our Supporters

November-December 2007 (PDF 268K)

  • A Year-end Note from the SOSI Staff
  • SOSI Topic Teams
  • A New Option for Supporting SOSI
  • Essay Contest - Creating a Green Neighborhood Plan
  • IAQ newsletter
  • Reducing pesticide exposures at schools
  • Sustainability on the Web – for kids
  • Free Energy Lesson Plans & Activities
  • HealthySEAT, Version 2
  • The Magic School bus reduced its diesel emissions!
  • Antibacterial Soaps
  • Organic food healthier than non-organic, research finds
  • Climate Change info from Sightline
  • Colleges graded on sustainability
  • United Nations report says world environment doing poorly
  • Looking for Climate Change Resources?
  • "Be the Change, Share the Story" Contest
  • A Call for Responsible Paper in Textbooks
  • Columbia Gorge CC Receives Grant for Renewable Energy Training
  • Program
  • School Health Policies and Programs Study
  • Youth Awards
  • Practice spelling words and feed the world
  • Farm to School Portal Launched
  • New York Guidelines for High-Performance Schools
  • Air fresheners found to be toxic
  • Ozone Air Cleaners
  • U.S. Green Building Council Launches Green Schools Web Site
  • School and Community Real Estate Workshop
  • Recycling Bin Grant Program
  • Upcoming Events
  • Be a Supporter; Thank you to our Supporters

September-October 2007 (PDF 295K)

  • SOSI Topic Team Meetings
  • Roots and Shoots
  • Sustainable Design Guidelines
  • School Buildings Across the US Performing Higher
  • Global Warming and Sustainability
  • Too Late to Avoid Global Warming
  • Support SOSI and The Apple
  • Bringing Global Warming into the Classroom
  • Focus the Nation
  • ClimateQuest
  • Miscellaneous Resources
  • Change a Light, Change the World
  • Try a Sustainability Challenge at your School
  • Upcoming Events
  • Be a Supporter; Thank you to our Supporters

July-August 2007 (PDF 288K)

  • SOSI Topic Team Meetings
  • Seeking Reader Input about Newsletter
  • Back-to-School Supplies
  • Curriculum Ideas
  • Walk or Bike to School
  • Grant Opportunity
  • EarthSmart Kids Challenge School District to Go Biodiesel!
  • Teleconference summary: Mold in Schools
  • Asthma Resources
  • Higher Education Campuses thinking Carbon Neutral
  • Illinois: Another Green Cleaning Law
  • Apply for a Tools for Schools IAQ Award
  • Upcoming Events
  • Be a Supporter, Thank you to our Supporters

April-June 2007 (PDF 296K)

  • SOSI Topic Team Meetings
  • Case Study; Integrating Sustainability into a School
  • Mold Conference Call, July 17, 12-1 PM
  • Looking Back; Reading, Writing and Carbon Reductions
  • Schools Climate Challenge, Super Seven List
  • Human Benefits of Indoor Environmental Quality
  • IAQ Info
  • Curriculum Ideas from Facing the Future
  • Recycle Apple Computers Free
  • Energy Trust of Oregon has School Opportunities
  • Oregon Legislation of Interest
  • Upcoming Events
  • Be a Supporter, Thank you to our Supporters

February-March 2007 (PDF 316K)

  • Seeking Your Input: Sustainability and the Oregon Science Standards
  • April 25 SOSI Event: Global Warming and Schools
  • Topic Teams: An Opportunity to get Involved
  • SOSI events: The Human Benefits of Sustainable Design
  • Eco-Friendly Fundraising for Schools
  • What is Sustainability? And Sustainability for Kids
  • IAQ Resources
  • Student Awards
  • Student Opportunity: NetAid Global Citizen Corps
  • Raise Sustainability Awareness in your Group
  • Greenworks! Grants
  • Oregon Legislation of Interest
  • Farm to School Efforts
  • Schools for the 21st Century
  • EPA Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign
  • Upcoming Events
  • Be a Supporter, Thank you to our Supporters

January 2007 (PDF 496K)

  • SOSI Kick-off Event held in Bend
  • Get Involved! Participation and Support Opportunities
  • Common School Fund (CSF)
  • The Scoop on Radon in Schools
  • Portland Public Schools receive National IAQ Award
  • High School Essay Contest
  • International Travel Grant for Teachers
  • Place-Based Education
  • Wellness Policies, A Foundation for the Future
  • Upcoming Events
  • Be a Supporter, Thank you to our Supporters

November-December 2006 (PDF 304K)

  • Get Involved! Participation and project support opportunities
  • The Apple is One Year Old!
  • SOSI Kick-off Events; Newport and Bend
  • SOSI seeks Interns
  • Facing the Future
  • Support SOSI and The Apple for 2007
  • Learn about HealthySEAT
  • “How to Start” ideas
  • Support SOSI; Get a Chinook Book
  • FAQ: What is a “green school”
  • Report shows Value of High Performance School Buildings
  • Guide to Renegotiate School Soda Contracts
  • Green Cleaning Manual
  • Green Modular Design Challenge
  • PSU WISE Grants
  • Farm to School Curriculum
  • Defining Sustainability
  • Upcoming Events

October 2006 (PDF 344K)

  • Get Involved! Participation and project support opportunities
  • Preliminary SOSI Topic Team Meetings
  • What is Sustainability: Green vs. Sustainable
  • Free HealthySEAT Training Opportunity
  • SOSI Kick-off Event in Salem
  • SOSI Donor Program
  • Oregon Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Listserv
  • Farm to School - School Gardens
  • 2006 International Young Eco Heroes Announced
  • “Focus the Nation” Global Warming Educational Initiative Launched
  • Links of Interest
  • New book: Safe and Healthy School Environments
  • Upcoming Events
  • Be a Supporter; Thank you to our Supporters

September 2006 (PDF 360K)

  • Project Status
  • Get Involved! Participation and project support opportunities
  • SOSI Fall Kick-off Events
  • Preliminary SOSI Topic Team Meetings
  • School Supplies
  • Finding Local and Seasonal Foods for your School Cafeteria
  • Oregon Walk + Bike to School
  • Community / School Partnerships offer Models
  • Indoor Air Quality TfS Awards Program
  • World Peace Day, Sept. 21
  • Take Action against Global Poverty: NetAid
  • In other parts of the U.S…
  • Upcoming Events
  • Be a Supporter; Thank you to our Supporters

August 2006 (PDF 264K)

  • Project Status
  • Get Involved: Participation and Project Support Opportunities
  • SOSI Kick-off Fall Events
  • Entries Invited for Organic School Garden Awards
  • Hybrid School Busses: Becoming a reality in some states
  • A Resource for Teenagers
  • Sweepstakes for Green Cleaning Products
  • Oregon Public Universities to Use 100% Renewable Energy by 2010
  • New Lesson Book on Global Sustainability
  • Reading, Writing, and Radicchio
  • Factoid
  • Upcoming Events
  • Be a Supporter; Thank you to our Supporters

June-July 2006 (PDF 244K)

  • Project Status
  • Get Involved! Participation and Support Opportunities
  • New Website Coming
  • Planning Continues for Fall Kick-off Events
  • Ecological Footprint
  • School Facilities Impact Academic Performance
  • Facility Maintenance and Indoor Air Quality
  • Better for the Bottom Line and the Environment
  • Upcoming Events
  • Be a Supporter

May 2006 (PDF 252K)

  • Project Status
  • Get Involved: Participation and Project Support Opportunities
  • New Website Coming!
  • Kick-off Events Being Planned for this Fall
  • Wise Owl Website, A New Teaching Resource, Wins Award
  • National Report Card on School Bus Pollution
  • Green School Sweepstakes
  • Schools and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
  • Upcoming Events
  • Be a Supporter; Thank you to our supporters

April 2006 (PDF 261K)

  • Project Status
  • Get Involved: Participation and Project Support Opportunities
  • Topic Teams: The Process and the Pilot
  • The Natural Step
  • Sustainable Oregon Schools Website Coming
  • New on the Website
  • Staffing Additions
  • School Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Newsletter
  • Upcoming Events
  • Be a Supporter; Thank you to our supporters

February 2006 (PDF 264K)

  • Project Status
  • Get Involved: Participation and Project Support Opportunities
  • Topic Teams scheduled: Energy and High Performance Buildings
  • Teacher Group
  • New on the website
  • Student Sustainability and Environmental Leaders
  • The Initiative Introduces Itself to the Business Community
  • United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
  • Green Cleaning in Schools
  • Upcoming Events
  • Be a Supporter; Thank you to our supporters

January 2006 (PDF 224K)

  • Project Status
  • Get Involved: Participation and Project Support Opportunities
  • Steering Committee
  • Topic Teams to Get Underway
  • Case Studies: Energy Conservation
  • Looking For Student Leaders
  • Business and School Sustainability
  • EPA HealthySEAT Software Now Available!
  • Sustainability and Higher Education: EFS West Transitions into AASHE
  • Upcoming Events
  • Be a Supporter; Thank you to our supporters

December 2005 (PDF 412K)

  • Welcome to the first issue of “The Apple”
  • The Sustainable Oregon School Initiative: What it’s all about
  • Project Update
  • Participation Opportunities
  • Steering Committee
  • Upcoming Events
  • Addition to the Project Team