Global Sustainability Education: Developing students’ skills, passions and potential

Research shows that engagement leads to achievement. Engage your students by exploring challenging global issues and sustainable solutions on topics from biodiversity to economics, human rights to energy. Lessons for primary and secondary school offer creative ways for students to learn and take action.

Improve Indoor Air

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, people spend 90 percent of their time indoors, where pollutant levels can be from 2-100 times higher than outdoors. Help improve air quality at a school near you.

Show Off

If you already have a green school, why not host an open house to show it off?

Lighting Audit

According to ENERGYSTAR, school districts in the U.S. spend more than $6 billion annually on energy with slightly more than 25 percent of electricity being used on lighting.

Save your Campus Mascot! Become an EcoLeader

Whether a fierce wildcat, a chomping gator or a fighting duck, mascots are the face of many college athletic programs. The creatures that inspired these mascots, however, are being adversely impacted by loss of habitat and climate change. Launch a campaign to protect your campus mascot! To advance your efforts, connect with college students across the country through NWF’s EcoLeaders community and earn recognition for your leadership in wildlife conservation and environmental sustainability.

Recycle

Recycling can include paper, plastics, glass, and aluminum. Increasingly, electronic waste is being recycled to prevent toxic metals from ending up in landfills. In many parts of the world there is an informal system of people who pick through the trash first before it reaches the city garbage truck.

Energy Awareness Campaign

Reducing the amount of energy we use at school can be challenging. A great way to make sure everyone at your school is working together to save energy in the building is to get the word out to the school community. The more people that are informed and on-board, the greater the impact will be.

Integrating Sustainable Cleaning Programs to Create and Maintain a Healthier School

Using green cleaning solutions will reduce environmental hazards that negatively affect childhood growth and development. Improve indoor air quality and help reduce absenteeism in our schools! Faculty and students alike will benefit from increased productivity in an indoor environment free from environmental pollutants and irritants while ensuring safety for custodians.

Energy Audit

Did you know that buildings consume approximately 39 percent of the energy and 74 percent of the electricity produced annually in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

SCOTTIES TREES ROCK! Video Contest

The SCOTTIES Trees Rock! Video Contest allows kids in 3rd through 5th grade to express why trees are important to them, their school and community!

Green Nutrition

Not all food is created equal! Some conventional food production is often energy intensive and detrimental to the environment. Enjoy creating a positive influence to your health and the environment through vegetable consumption!

Create a Mural

A mural is a great and public way for a school to show its commitment to healthy and sustainable learning environments.

Green Ribbon Schools

Connect your school to existing federal resources to make it a healthier, more sustainable and cost-effective place to prepare your students for the challenges of the 21st century.

Plant a Garden

When kids see and learn about where their veggies come from, there’s a good chance they are going to eat more of them, which could help lower obesity rates and make our children healthier.