GMO’s Annual Green Schools Posts in 2016

Each summer and fall the Green Market Oracle (GMO) publishes a series of posts focused on the growing green schools movement. In 2016 this comprised both buildings and academics, it also includes best practices and information useful to sustainability professionals, students, instructors and other stakeholders. In addition to green buildings, this series reviews hundreds of sustainability-focused schools and
accreditation. Last year GMO published 32 articles in this series bringing the total to more than 350.  In 2016 the predominant themes included early education, tools, resources and awards.

General

The Growth of Green Schools in 2016
Best Practices in Green Schools (Video)
What Aspiring Sustainability Professionals Should Learn in College

Schools and accreditation

150 Sustainability and Environmental Masters Degrees
Investing in Education Pays Lucrative Dividends
Institutions that offer Sustainability Focused Certificates and Degrees as Recommended By Linked-In Professionals
Adler University – Degrees for a More Just Society
Celebrating ASU’s School of Sustainability (Video)
Green Futures: Sustainability in Philadelphia Schools
Sustainability Education: Teaching for sustainability (Videos)
Studying Sustainability at Hampshire College
MA in Global Sustainability at The University of South Florida
Hampshire College Going 100% Solar Saving Money and Reducing Emissions
MIT Gets a Fossil Fuel Divestment Letter from Scientists and Advocates

Ranking

Greenest Colleges in America: The Princeton Review
World Leading Canadian Sustainability Focused MBAs
The Top 50 Greenest Universities in America (Sierra Magazine)
Top 50 Green Colleges (Princeton Review 2015)

Early education and impediments

Teaching Kids in Nature May be our Best Hope for the Future
Energy Efficiency: Kids Teaching Parents
Bullfrog Power Contest Getting Kids Talking about Energy
The Right Wants to Crush Climate Science in Our Schools
Kids are Being Denied a Science Based Climate Education

Tools resources and solutions

Footprint Calculator: Measure Your Schools Footprint or Measure Your Own
Natural Light in Schools: Architectural Resource for Daylighting
Free Educational Resources at the Supply Chain Sustainability School (Video)
25 Back to School Books to be Well Informed on Climate, the Environment and Sustainability
Sustainable Educational Solutions from Sustainia

Awards

Space to Grow Wins the Green School Award for Collaboration
The Best of the 2016 Green Schools Honorees (Video)
Green Schools Honorees 2016 (USGBC and the GSNN)

Make sure to see the article titled, “Comprehensive Green School Information and Resources.” It contains links to hundreds of articles covering everything you need to know about sustainable academics, student eco-initiatives, green school buildings, and college rankings as well as a wide range of related information and resources.