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  • Connect on the Quest – Water Quality & Waste Diversion

    Connect on the Quest: Water Quality & Waste Diversion A monthly virtual speakers series sharing Green Schools Quest project stories and resources to support schools in their green schools endeavors.  The January 18th Connect on the Quest will focus on Water Quality & Waste Diversion. PRESENTERS Kat Golden, Sustainability Education Manager, Missouri Botanical Garden's EarthWays Center - waste and water programs and resources available to K-12 schools including Leadership in Environmental Action Projects (LEAP) and MSD Clean Water Education (watershed models in the classroom, storm drain marking projects, PD for educators) Jenny Wendt, Plastic Waste Reduction Campaign Manager, Mississippi Rivers Cities & Towns Initiative -  Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative and opportunities for schools to engage Benjamin Winkler, School Programs – Waste Diversion Program, Saint Louis County Department of Public Health - free waste-related programs available to schools located in St. Louis County Samantha Villaire, Brightside St. Louis - recycling resources for K-12 schools located within the City of St. Louis Briana Robles, AmeriCorps member, Water Education Development Coordinator, St. Louis Aquarium Foundation - water-related resources for schools available through the St. Louis Aquarium Foundation GSQ School Updates 

  • Connect on the Quest – Climate Action

    Connect on the Quest: Climate Action A monthly virtual speakers series sharing Green Schools Quest project stories and resources to support schools in their green schools endeavors. The February 15th Connect on the Quest will focus on Climate Action.  PRESENTERS: Dr. Leigh Anne Neal, Chief of Early Childhood Learning / Sustainability, Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD) & Joan Leavens, co-chair of Climate Action Plan for Climate Action KC and former Coordinator of Sustainability and Community Engagement, SMSD will discuss their experiences engaging SMSD with the Youth Summit for Climate Action Todd Clauer, Upper School Principal / College Guidance Director, Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) will share how HBHA has engaged students in policy advocacy.   Sami Aaron, Founder, The Resilient Activist will share resources available through The Resilient Activist whose mission is to build resilience, optimism, and hope in response to the impact of the climate crisis. They provide community-building programs that offer inspiration, self-care, and mental health support. Their programs are immersed in deep nature-connection and designed to nourish positive ecological change. Rebecca Weaver, Missouri Cities Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy will introduce the St. Louis EcoUrban Assessment Tool, an interactive tool visualizing environmental challenges and opportunities in the St. Louis region. GSQ Project Updates: Meredith Jacques, Parkway Spark! Bioscience GSQ Project Update: Lynne… Continue Reading Connect on the Quest – Climate Action

  • 15th Annual Green Schools Event

    Join us at the 15th Annual Green Schools Event to celebrate student-driven sustainability projects in local schools! This free virtual event, which is open to the public, is the culmination of the 2021-22 Green Schools Quest – a project-based challenge to K-12 schools to implement a sustainability project over 6 months with the help of a Green Mentor. Winners will be announced at the event and attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about the wide range of this year's Green Schools Quest schools' projects and their impact by checking out this video!