Update on the Peace Corps Bembe School Project in Malawi
By Brian Smyser A community’s vision to offer secondary education to its children overcame concerns over minimal resources and led to the completion of the Bembe Community Day Secondary School,...
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By Herb Lee, Jr. with Ramona Mullahey A fish pond in Kane’ohe, O’ahu, constructed by Hawaiians in 1650, serves as a rich cultural touchstone and learning tool for reconnecting youth with core values...
View ArticleAquaponics and Planning in the High School Classroom
By Nancy Frank When I first started working with a group of faculty colleagues to start up a charter high school in Milwaukee focusing on urban planning, I never dreamed I would be up to my armpits in...
View ArticleA Report from 3 Green Ribbon Schools in Chicagoland
By Yasmine Abou-El-Kheir APA Library Intern It would be easy to simply list the remarkable accomplishments of the three Illinois public schools recognized as being among the highest performing green...
View ArticleSustainability, Land Use, and Food Systems in the Formal Curriculum
By Susan Santone Schools today are facing unprecedented pressures to increase achievement on a new set of standards (i.e., learning outcomes). To meet these demands, educators seek to make learning...
View ArticleA Free Teaching Kit to Transform Grayville into Greenville
By Yasmine Abou-El-Kheir APA Library Intern The Green Community Teaching Kit from the National Building Museum puts in the hands of educators the tools needed to help students plan and construct a...
View ArticleSustainability and Climate Change: Giving Teachers the Tools
By Danielle A. Moore APA Library Intern It is no question that climate change and sustainability are important topics right now. They are terms that are constantly coming up in conversations, on blogs,...
View ArticleStudents: Enroll in New Designs for the Future City
By Danielle A. Moore APA Library Intern Columbia University in New York is offering a summer course on urban sustainability for 11th and 12th grade students and college freshmen. “Sustainable...
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