Green Schools and Green Building Curriculum

Introduction:

Every student deserves to attend a healthy school. Lower test scores, poor self-esteem, and a lack of interest in the learning process - these problems and many others correlate with the environmental stimuli of the school setting. Therefore, improvements in the general environment constitute improvements in student achievement. The best method for enacting these changes is through the promotion and creation of a healthy, sustainable school. Earth Day Network (EDN) is committed to expanding the national green schools movement to every school in the country.

These lessons serve as an intellectual starting point for educators on the local level to both learn about green building methods and implement them on the local level. Check this site often for frequent updates of new lessons, media reports, and EDN's role in the green schools movement.

Lesson Titles:

• Interview with a Green Builder
• What Makes A Building Green
• Tour in Sustainability
• Naturescape
• Landscape for Wildlife

To learn more, take a video tour of green buildings with Daryl Hannah on Earth Day television, http://www.earthdaynetwork.tv/. Simply click the "Greener Living" section and it's the second video!