School Sustainability
Connecting and Sharing
National Green Schools Listserv (primarily higher education)
Listserv focused on higher education, but many posts are equally relevant for K-12, and K-12 folks are welcome. Posts are largely, but not exclusively, about facilities and services issues. To subscribe, send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Education for Sustainability (EfS)
Content
Delivery
Organizations and Programs
Center for Ecoliteracy
Organization focused on school food, gardents and curriculum
Green Schools Initiative
Green schools program covering many topics
Green Schools Leadership Center
Link to this project of the Earthday Network by selecting their “Programs” tab, then “Education”
National Association of Independent Schools
Sustainable Schools web-section
State and Regional K-12 Sustainability Programs
Several states have programs that address multiple aspects of k-12 sustainability. There is not a common national understanding of sustainability for K-12 schools.
California
- State program for sustainable school facilities
New Jersey
- Global Learning, a non-profit organization, coordinates a sustainable schools network and other school sustainability programs.
Oregon
Vermont
- Vermont has integrated some aspects of sustainability into their state education standards and have several active programs.
- Sustainable Schools Project, a project of Shelburne Farms
- Vermont Education for Sustainability
- Sustainability Education in Vermont
Washington State
- Education for Environment and Sustainability Program within the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
- High Performance School Buildings Program
- Washington Green Schools
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Green and Healthy Schools Program
Regional
Midwest Collaborative for Sustainability Education
International K12 Sustainability
Australia
Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative
Resourcing the Curriculum
The Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability (ARIES)
Japan
Council on the UN Decade of ESD (ESD-J)
Canada
Walking the Talk
British Columbia working group and network on sustainability education
Higher Education
For Higher Education sustainability and links see the Sustainability in Higher Education page