Monday, October 5, 2009

"Green" grants for teachers and some sites with ideas

www.kidsgrowgreener.com (Deborah Maier talks of her school garden in Yonkers)

Cornell University has "Agriculture in the Classroom" which offers grants and materials http://agout.cals.cornell.edu/aitc/about/index.htm

Teaching "green" concepts, $5000 grants to teachers (Staples Foundation and Nickelodeon)
www.neafoundation.org

" A Tree for "every Child" Grades 3-5 www.americanforests.org/kids/a_tree_for_every_child/.

Environmentally creative ideas for teachers
www.childrenoftheearth.org

Classroom environmental projects
www.teachingtips.com/blog/2008/06/23/50-ways-to-go-green-in-the-classroom/.

Ideas for an energy efficent classroom, the 2009 Bright Green Dream School Sustainability Challenge, a chance to win a $15000 classroom upgrade
www.greenovationnation.com