Category: Healthy Schools
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Peter Senge on Sustainability and Education
Peter Senge talks about the intersection of sustainability and social justice issues as the Green Schools National Conference in Virginia Beach, VA.
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Industrial education in an era of innovation
Peter Senge talks about how schools built on an industrial model need to evolve to promote systems thinking, innovation and collaboration skills needed to solve our social and environmental problems.
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Systems Thinking in Schools
Peter Senge explains how students can use systems thinking to understand and solve conflicts. Senge points out that systems thinking is key to solving social and environmental problems.
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Taking Green Street to Hilton Street
Forgive the pounding of hammers and the whine of saws at 125 North Hilton Street. They are uncovering a lost jewel of a school. The former Gwynns Falls Park Junior High School was poorly maintained and was closed in 1985. When it was built in 1926, it was the most expensive Baltimore city public school…
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Health Lessons for Schools: How students can improve the health and learning conditions at their schools.
What would happen if students examined their school, homes and habits in the same way that doctors examined a patient? Could they start to identify and change things in their school and home environments that hinder their health and learning? Could they identify and change their own choices to improve their health and learning? Could…
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How many Drip, Drip, Drips does it take to lose a Million Dollars?
It was a joy to learn with the bright students at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute last week. The students worked hard and offered the guest speakers great questions and great respect. I’d like to challenge the students (and anyone who wishes) to understand and present the City Schools energy data accurately and informatively. Access to open and…
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Creating Healthy, Smart Schools
If we wish to create schools that promote the health, learning and lives of our students, we must involve students as full partners in this adventure. When students help design and maintain their school environment, they gain knowledge, voice and responsibility. In turn, the school gets expert advice on what works for kids, innovative ideas…
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The Power of Youth
Charles Orgbon III, CEO of Greening Forward, is 20 seconds into his speech to an auditorium filled with architects, engineers, teachers and builders and it is clear that he is the brightest person in the room. And the youngest—Charles Orgbon III is in high school. So what do you do when the youngest person in…