O24you is a database of plants that help purify our air.

Investigating the Climate System24-Oct-2012 - 4:00 - 5:00 PM EasternThis session is part of the Department of Education Green Strides webinar series.Target Audience:Grades 5 - 12Presented by AESP Specialist:John WeisThis webinar will introduce participants to the five problem based learning educator...

Celebrating schools that successfully engage students in environmental and nutrition-based learning while integrating curriculum themes that support sustainability, OSSE is pleased to accept applications from District of Columbia schools under year two of theU.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribb...

TheU.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools Programcelebrates schools and districts making significant progress towards:

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapoliswill join universities across the U.S. to celebrate the 10th national Campus Sustainability Day Oct. 24, focusing on achievements and challenges for students, faculty and staff who are integrating sustainability principles and practices into their ins...

Water education, water lesson plans, water games and water activities on watershed protection, water quality, water conservation, water pollution, water cycle and sanitation and hygiene.

To help schools safely find, manage, and dispose of their mercury, EPA, states, and local communities have developed a number of educational videos.

Solar System and the Periodic Table17-Oct-2012 - 5:00 - 6:00 PMTarget Audience:Grades 3 - 8Presented by AESP Specialist:Sandy KaszynskiDo you have trouble understanding the Periodic Table of Elements? This standards-based workshop will teach you basic principles of what the table represents by using...

The Healthy and Sustainable School Food Journalism Competition is designed to bring the hard facts about school food to entire school communities – in the students’ own words.

Coming soon to a forest and grassland near you. Thank you for visiting the U.S. Forest Service's 2012 Fall Colors Web pages. We have some very useful tools to help plan your adventure to see fall trees and wildflowers this autumn. And there are fun things for the kids to do as well. As the Fall seas...

How do you provide healthy meals for your family on a limited budget? Chef Greg Silverman, a Chefs Move to Schoolparticipant, is working to help answer this common question.

Improving children’s safety while walking and bicycling is a central mission of Safe Routes to School. And program benefits stretch beyond the school day.

U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin ate lunch, line-danced and took a walk with excited students at Munger Elementary Middle School in Detroit on Friday. Benjamin stopped at the school as part of a visit to metro Detroit to promote healthy living habits.

EPA's Coordinated Approach on AsthmaEPA promotes scientific understanding of environmental asthma triggers and ways to manage asthma in community settings through research, education and outreach. With federal, state and local partners, we are building the nation's capacity to control asthma and man...

Students at the Detroit Lions Academy in Detroit hope to have fresh vegetables right outside their door next spring, after spending Saturday building and filling some half-dozen planter beds as part of a nutrition push.

Promoting Green and Sustainable schools that are healthy, environmentally friendly, and cost-efficent places of learning.

New York State is participating in the second year of the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) program. Public and private schools are invited to apply to the New York State Education Department Office of Facilities Planning for this national recognition starting October 8, 20...

Pictured: Lisa Capone, Department of Energy & Resources, Jessica Hing, EPA Region 1, Mike Feeney, Department of Public Health, Eric Magers, Teacher at Manchester Essex Regional School District, Robin Organ, Executive Director of Green Schools, Jim Elder, Center for Green Schools, Kevin Cellucci, Gre...

Over 50 million kids headed back to school in the United States this year with the promise of a healthier lunch menu, thanks to the "Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act."

Rhode Island has been at the forefront of the green-school movement, as school construction projects in Rhode Island are required to comply with the Northeast Collaborative for High Performance Schools Protocol (NECHPS). This ensures that approved projects provide high quality learnin...

At a White House event this past January, the Obama Administration released its Road Map for civic learning, “Advancing Civic Learning and Engagement in Democracy.” This Road Map, developed by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), is a call to action to reinvigorate civic learning and engagement f...