Schools, and Syllabuses, Designed With the Environment in Mind

The New York Times: Schools can play an important role in fostering environmental and energy awareness not only through how they teach, but also their physical structures and grounds. I’ve been getting familiar with the remarkable, and growing, range of “green school” designs and initiatives around the country. Here’s an initial survey, spurred in part by invaluable input from Veronique Choa Pittman of the Green Schools Alliance and from my visit last week to the engaging new Green Schools exhibition at the National Building Museum in Washington.

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