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SUMMARY:Emerging Professional Happy Hour @ a local GDA certified location!
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW \nAs emerging professionals (EP) it’s difficult to grasp all the possibilities and potential your career holds. Enjoy a pint of your favorite beverage at various Green Dining Alliance (GDA) certified locations every 1st Thursday @ 4:30 – 6:00 pm. This monthly happy hour event is for all community members to network with local green building and sustainability professionals while discussing opportunities to serve our communities. \nWHERE:  \nReduce your carbon impact: Connect with Metro line # \nAll are welcome. Bring a colleague\, friend\, family or community member to meet and network with Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members and non-members\, and other emerging professionals while enjoying a beverage together and building your Green Buildings Are Better community! \nHOSTED BY Your Engagement & Outreach Committee! \nREGISTER NOW \nQUESTIONS? \nContact Missouri Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org or 314-577-0854 \nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE\nRegistration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities.
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/emerging-professional-happy-hour-a-local-gda-certified-location/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Emerging Professionals
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SUMMARY:Silent Auction Closes February 3 @ noon
DESCRIPTION:Every year we hold a silent auction as part of the Annual State of the Council  and this year is no different! We have some great auction items lined up – from an exclusive tour of St. Louis CITYPARK to a Green Schools Basket of Bounty to several weekend getaways and cultural institution memberships. Check out our Auction Site: www.biddingowl.com/MOgreenbuildings. \nThe Auction opens on Monday\, January 23 and you’ll have two weeks to bid on items until the auction closes on Friday\, February 3. Get ready to start bidding and help us raise funds to support our efforts to make every building a green building – including our community outreach\, the Green Schools Quest\, and our scholarship program. We are so grateful to all our auction donors for making the auction possible \nQuestions? Contact Emily Andrews at emily.andrews@mobot.org.
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/silent-auction-2023/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Community & Member,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230207T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230207T093000
DTSTAMP:20260506T172638
CREATED:20230130T185459Z
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SUMMARY:BE-Ex STL Owner/Operator Series: Incentives & Getting Buy-In
DESCRIPTION:Do you own or operate buildings? Join the Building Energy Exchange-St. Louis (BE-Ex STL) at their 2023 Owner/Operator series for commercial buildings. The second session is on Incentives and Getting Buy-In. Hear from utilities about their energy efficiency incentives and the PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) options available to you! \nEvent is free (with coffee and donuts) – please register at www.be-exstl.org/owneroperatorseries. 
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/be-ex-stl-owner-operator-series-incentives-getting-buy-in/
LOCATION:Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC)\, 4651 Shaw\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Energy Efficiency,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T173000
DTSTAMP:20260506T172638
CREATED:20230102T194011Z
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SUMMARY:Connect on the Quest: A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety - How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet
DESCRIPTION:Connect on the Quest – for any climate action advocate – green school mentor – teacher – community member – all are welcome – Wednesday\, February 8\, 2023 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm\, online. \nREGISTER \nThose inheriting our planet’s environmental problems expect to encounter challenges\, but they may not have the skills to grapple with the feelings of powerlessness and despair that may arise when they confront this seemingly intractable situation. \nDrawing on a decade of experience leading and teaching in college environmental studies programs\, Sarah Jaquette Ray has created an “existential tool kit” for youth who are reenergizing global environmental activism – the “climate generation.” Combining insights from psychology\, sociology\, social movements\, mindfulness\, and the environmental humanities\, Ray explains why and how we need to let go of eco-guilt\, resist burnout\, and cultivate resilience while advocating for climate justice. Her new book\, a Field Guide to Climate Anxiety\, is the essential guidebook for the climate generation—and perhaps the rest of us—as we confront the greatest environmental threat of our time. \nConnect on the Quest is a virtual gathering centered on providing Green Schools Quest participants with opportunities to connect with each other and learn together. It is also open to educators who are not yet participating\, but would like to learn about the subjects shared. This year’s Connect on the Quest series will focus on resources and education surrounding Climate Action. \nConnect on the Quest: A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety – How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet \nPRESENTERS \nSarah Jaquette Ray\, Author of A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety; Chair and Professor of Environmental Studies at Cal Poly Humboldt. Ray researches and teaches on climate justice\, the environmental humanities\, and climate emotions. Her recent book\, A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet\, explores the role of emotions in climate justice activism. Ray is co-editing an edited collection for educators called An Existential Toolkit for Climate Justice Educators\, and has developed a workshop to help educators bring the science of emotions into environmental education\, called the Climate Wisdom Lab. She speaks extensively on climate justice and emotions\, and has written for the LA Times\, The Scientific American\, The Cairo Review of Global Affairs\, Zocalo Public Square\, and other venues. \nSeveral GSQ Participants will share out updates on their projects! \nWHERE\nVirtual event via Zoom.\nRegistrants will receive login details prior to the event. \nADMISSION\nFREE. All are welcome! \nREGISTER NOW \nSHARE this event using URL bit.ly/GSQConnectFeb2023 and tag us @MOgreenbuildings or use the hashtags\, #GreenBuildingsAreBetter – #GreenSchoolsQuest – #EnergyAdvocacy \nQUESTIONS?\nContact Hope Gribble\, Missouri Gateway GBC\, Green Schools Manager\, at hope@mogreenbuildings.org or 314-577-0225. \nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES\nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. \nCONNECT ON THE QUEST PLAYLIST \n\n					\n 
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/connect-on-the-quest-a-field-guide-to-climate-anxiety-how-to-keep-your-cool-on-a-warming-planet/
LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Green Schools
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SUMMARY:Connect on the Quest - Connecting GSQ to Missouri Green Schools
DESCRIPTION:Connect on the Quest:\nConnecting GSQ to Missouri Green Schools \nA monthly virtual speakers series sharing Green Schools Quest project stories and resources to support schools in their green schools endeavors. \nThe March 31st Connect on the Quest will focus on Connecting Green Schools Quest to Missouri Green Schools.  \nEach year\, students across the state implement no/low-cost sustainability projects at their schools with the help of their school sponsor and Green Mentor through the Green Schools Quest: A Project-Based Challenge. Over 200 schools have participated\, many for multiple years\, since the program launched in 2013. The impact of their projects is astonishing.\n\nCurrently in pilot\, Missouri Green Schools is a new statewide recognition program which supports schools in taking a systems-based approach to identify and advance green schools practices and which also serves as the conduit for the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools award.  \nThe Green Schools Quest and Missouri Green Schools go hand in hand – either can be an entry point to the other and schools can participate in both simultaneously. Both include opportunities for recognition and celebrate participants’ accomplishments. \nIn this session\, we’ll walk through examples of how a school might participate in both programs simultaneously using the criteria for one to guide and satisfy criteria for the other – leveraging both programs together for greater impact!
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/connect-on-the-quest-connecting-gsq-to-missouri-green-schools/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Green Schools
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230214T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230214T193000
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SUMMARY:Evening Program: Fostering Health Leadership-Reclaiming our Health by Shaping our Spaces
DESCRIPTION:Are you an everyday leader? Ready to drive change and implement the strategies needed for improving well-being and health – within our buildings\, organizations\, and communities?  \nREGISTER\nfor this heart-focused\, February 14 evening program at Harris-Stowe State University – William L. Clay Sr. College of Education – hosted in partnership with the National Society of Black Engineers – St. Louis Gateway Chapter\, as our 3rd annual partnered educational event! \nSHARE this evening program continuing education and networking opportunity! bit.ly/2023health \nPROGRAM DETAILS\nFostering Health Leadership-Reclaiming our Health by Shaping our Spaces\nAre your spaces depriving you of health and happiness? The environments where we live\, work\, and play have been shown through research to have a substantial impact on our productivity\, well-being\, and health. We need everyday leaders who are willing to drive change and implement strategies for improving our health and well-being within our buildings\, organizations\, and communities. \nThrough the lens of the WELL Building Standard™\, which is a movement and rating system for promoting health and wellness in buildings\, Katherine Osterman will guide us through the latest scientific research and industry best practices to understand the issues and impacts our spaces have on our health. This session explores the leadership of organizations and individuals that is needed to transform our built environment into healthier\, happier\, and more equitable spaces. \nSPEAKER\n\nKatherine Osterman\, LEED AP BD+C\, WELL AP\, ENV SP\, Certification Reviewer\, Catalyst Partners \nKatherine Osterman is a sustainability leader passionate about human-centered design\, health and wellness in the built environment\, and nature inspired buildings that restore our world. She has extensive sustainability experience in building design and construction and works as a Sustainability Consultant for Catalyst Partners performing project reviews for LEED and WELL Certifications. She graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics and Applied Physical Analysis from Creighton University and achieved an Executive Masters in Natural Resources from Virginia Tech. Outside of work\, Katherine enjoys dancing\, painting\, volunteering\, and spending time in nature hiking and camping. \nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM SPONSOR: ABNA Engineering \n \n  \n \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES \nYou will be able to: \n\nUnderstand the relationship between your physical environment and your productivity\, health\, and happiness with building performance based solutions from the WELL Building Standard™ Performance Rating system; policy and operation solutions from the Health-Safety Rating system; and health equity and diversity solutions in buildings from the Health Equity Rating system.\nExamine how WELL Building Standard™ takes urgent climate action within the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals\, and recognize organizations of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) reporting frameworks\, along with other sustainability goals that support features of WELL.\nDefine opportunities within WELL Rating Systems and ESG frameworks to advocate for health and wellness and drive change in your workspaces and communities.\nOrganize communication needed through example imperatives of health\, wellness\, and equity to implement strategies within your organization and communities; interpreting challenges and lessons learned from a WELL v2™ pilot – Platinum Certified Project.\n\nADMISSION\n\nFree – MO Gateway Green Building Council – Members\nFree – NSBE St. Louis Gateway Professionals – Members\nFree – Students\n$25.00 – NON-Members\n\n \nCONTINUING EDUCATION\nAIA CES approved 1.5 LU | HSWsList of Attendees \n \nAIA CES Provider statementMissouri Gateway Green Building Council  is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number R341.  All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837\, Option 3). This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such\, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling\, using\, distributing\, or dealing in any material or product. AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/evening-program-fostering-health-leadership/
LOCATION:Harris-Stowe State University – William L. Clay Sr. College of Education\, 3026 Laclede Ave.\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63103
CATEGORIES:Education,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230216T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230216T100000
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SUMMARY:Safer + Simpler Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:Did you know Missouri is one of only seven states without statewide building codes? St. Louis County has uniquely fragmented building codes\, as there are 88 municipalities\, many of which do not have the capacity to keep their building codes current. The Safer + Simpler St. Louis County coalition was formed last year to find solutions to create more consistency in building codes and inspections and make it easier to do business in our region. If you’d like to hear more\, do some cross-industry networking\, and give your input\, be sure to attend the Safer + Simpler Town Hall on Thursday\, February 16. \nRegister for this FREE event!  \nBreakfast and Networking: 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Program: 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. \n\nMissouri Gateway Green Building Council is a member of the Safer & Simpler St. Louis County coalition. Learn more about the coalition at www.safersimplerstl.com.
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/safer-simpler-town-hall/
LOCATION:St. Louis REALTORS\, 12777 Olive Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63141\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community & Member,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230217T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230217T103000
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SUMMARY:Coffee Break: Protect Energy Efficiency in our Building Codes
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW!  \n\n\n\nHOT TOPIC\nMissouri House Bill 580 aims restrict the advancement and implementation of energy code by municipalities and local jurisdictions. House Bill 580 prevents communities from adopting ordinances\, resolutions\, regulations\, codes\, or policies that: \n\nProhibit or have the effect of prohibiting framed cavities in new dwellings from being used as ducts or plenums; or\nRequire or have the effect of requiring: new dwellings to have a wood frame wall cavity insulation R-value greater than 13; to utilize exterior continuous insulation; to have a ceiling insulation R-value greater than 38\, or to have a maximum air leakage rate less than five air changes per hour.\n\nView our blog post about HB 580 to learn more. Or register to join us on February 17! \nFEATURED GUESTS \n\n \n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \nJames Roseberry\, AIA \, CDT\, LEED AP BD+C\nJames is a Senior Project Manager and Associate with Trivers and the Chair Elect of the Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Board of Directors. As a founding members of the Trivers Green Team\, James manages the firm’s 2030 Commitment response\, is lead author of the firm’s Sustainable Action Plan\, and is involved in many of the firm’s LEED projects\, including the first LEEDv4 renovation at Washington University. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and a member of the AIA St. Louis Chapter Committee on the Environment. \nErik Biggs\, AIA\, CDT\, LEED AP\nErik is a Director at Verve Design Studio. His projects range from civic and cultural institutions to retail and medical. Erik currently serves on the Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Board of Directors as well as the Board of Directors for AIA St. Louis and is President of the Board of Directors for AIA Missouri. Previously he has served as Director on the Board of Association of Preservation Technology – Central Plains and Chair of Young Architects Forum St. Louis. \n**********\nNeed a break? Or a quick face-to-face with your green building community? New thoughts\, ideas\, and conversation to jump start your day? Join your Green Buildings Are Better community every 3rd Friday on Zoom for a quick (free) coffee break discussing green building and sustainability hot topics with local and national featured guests!\nView previous LIVE Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Coffee Breaks on our YouTube Channel.  \nConsent to use photographic images: \nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities.
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/coffee-break-protect-energy-efficiency-in-our-building-codes/
LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230217T130000
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CREATED:20230102T184820Z
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SUMMARY:AIA COTE®: Materials Certificate Program-Life Cycle Assessment Tools to Reduce Environmental Impact
DESCRIPTION:Join our friends at AIA-St. Louis Committee on the Environment for the third of five sessions in this Materials Certificate program. \nLearn more or register. And stay tuned for a joint program between Missouri Gateway GBC & AIA-St. Louis COTE in March 2023!
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/aia-cote-materials-certificate-program-life-cycle-assessment-tools-to-reduce-environmental-impact/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Community & Member,Featured
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230224
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SUMMARY:Midwest Climate Summit 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Midwest Climate Summit is an outcome-driven event focused on the Midwest. It expands climate knowledge\, accelerates climate action\, and catalyzes new partnerships that deepen expertise and develop a Midwestern response to the climate crisis. \nREGISTER \n \nAs a member of the Midwest Climate Collaborative\, a cross-sector collaboration connecting organizations in 12 states to respond collectively to the climate crisis\, Missouri Gateway Green Building Council is excited to connect with our partners during workshops\, learn about new resources\, and strategize for action beyond the summit – \nTuesday\, February 21 – Thursday\, February 23\, 2023 right here in St. Louis – Uniting the Region for Action! \nOur vision of a carbon neutral\, climate resilient\, interconnected Midwest region cannot be achieved without centering equity and justice in our planning and implementation. \nThe 2023 summit is scheduled to be an in-person event at Washington University in St. Louis\, Charles F. Knight Executive Education & Conference Center\, with a virtual option. View the SUMMIT schedule \nAt the summit you can: \n\nConnect with other climate leaders in government and industry\nShare knowledge across sectors and collaborate to create new knowledge​ ​\nAccelerate cross-sector collaboration to address climate change​\nSeed new partnerships and collaborations to advance research goals and practical applications\nFind partners for collaborative fundraising proposals\n\nLearn more about the Midwest Climate Summit 2023 or register\, and we will see you there! 
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/midwest-climate-summit/
LOCATION:Washington University in St. Louis\, Throop Drive and\, Snow Way Dr.\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63130
CATEGORIES:Community & Member,Featured
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230302
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SUMMARY:2023 Green Schools Conference
DESCRIPTION:As a promotional partner for this year’s 2023 Green Schools Conference\, we are excited to announce it’s in-person February 27 – March 1\, 2023 in New Orleans!  \nLEARN MORE \nChoose the Interdisciplinary TRACK to connect to local green school leaders\, advocates and experts\, Hope Gribble\, Missouri Gateway Green Building Council and Dr. Sharonica Hardin-Bartley\, University City School District as they present\, Whole District Sustainability: Leading with Equity\, Joy & Well-Being\, Wednesday\, March 1st in New Orleans! \nREGISTER \nThe Green Schools Conference (GSC) is the only event to bring together all the players involved in making green schools a reality: people who lead\, operate\, build and teach in schools. Designed to educate\, connect and inspire\, attendees of the three-day in person conference will explore interdisciplinary content during general sessions\, while also having dedicated time with peers to work through specific challenges\, share best practices\, and generate momentum to further green school actions across the country. \nThe 2023 program will address topics from environmental impact\, health and wellbeing\, sustainability literacy\, equity and whole school sustainability. Whether you are a teacher\, school or district staff\, educational leader\, parent\, student\, building industry professional or nonprofit partner\, the Green Schools Conference is the place to learn new ideas\, and connect with other passionate green school champions. \nHope Gribble\, LEED AP O+M\, Green Classroom Professional\, Green Schools Manager\, Missouri Gateway Green Building Council \nDr. Sharonica Hardin-Bartley\, PhD PHR\, Superintendent\, School District of University City \nOur own Hope Gribble will be presenting at this conference with Dr. Sharonica Hardin-Bartley\, School District of University City on Whole District Sustainability: Leading with Equity\, Joy & Well Being. \nThe School District of University City is a 2022 ED-Green Ribbon School and a recognized national leader in the implementation of the Whole School\, Whole Community\, Whole Child model. U City schools participate in Missouri Green Schools and the Green Schools Quest and were featured in our 2022 Green Building Showcase! We’re so proud to see local leaders featured at this national conference! \nMarch 1st\, 2023 @ 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm CT learn from your very own Missouri Gateway green school leaders\, advocates\, and experts\, Hope Gribble and Dr. Sharonica Hardin-Bartley\, presenting: \nWhole District Sustainability: Leading with Equity\, Joy & Well-Being \nTrack: Interdisciplinary\nLevel: Intermediate\nAudience: District\nCredits: 1 GBCI General CE \nDescription:\nThe School District of University City (SDUC) is a 2022 ED-Green Ribbon School and recognized national leader in the implementation of the Whole School\, Whole Community\, Whole Child model. The district is particularly unique in its unflinching belief that student\, staff\, community\, and environmental wellness cannot be achieved without intentional work to recognize and dismantle systems of racial inequity and exclusion. \nBy centering “Joy and Well-Being” in all district work and integrating social and emotional health into everyday school experiences and relationships\, SDUC offers its students everything from wellness lounges to trauma specialists\, public art events to a Restorative Practices course. The district calls this SEEAL: Social\, Emotional\, Equitable and Academic Learning. This program has achieved national attention for successes in community engagement\, increased joy and well-being\, and reduced disciplinary events. It has also led to the creation of Ubuntu circles to build healthy\, authentic relationships between all members of the school community\, and student representation on the school board.\nSDUC is also a leader in project-based environmental and sustainability education that gets students outdoors and active\, and uses a comprehensive tiered indoor/outdoor “green curriculum” that intentionally progresses from PreK-12. \nIn their commitment to the health of students and communities\, the district has implemented a wide range of green practices across district facilities\, including the construction two LEED certified elementary schools\, onsite solar\, limits on vehicle idling\, CO2 monitoring\, integrated pest management\, and an outdoor STEAM lab and rain garden at every school. \nThis work\, along with years of eco-minded improvements to each school in the district\, led to national recognition this year by the U.S. Department of Education through the Missouri Green Schools (MGS) program. Brief information on MGS and how attendees can find green schools contacts in their states will be presented. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nExamine what Well-Being and Joy really mean in the context of school climate.\nDiscuss the role of racial equity\, student voice and social action in empowering students to be present and aware.\nDemonstrate how school climate leads to positive environmental practices.\nExplore the connection between equity\, voice\, action\, joy\, well-being\, sustainability and Green Schools\, and identify frameworks for integrating these practices in your school.\n\n  \nREGISTER NOW for the 2023 Green Schools Conference. \nSome text content from this event posting was sourced directly from greenschoolsconference.org. 
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/green-schools-conference/
LOCATION:Sheraton New Orleans\, 500 Canal Street\, New Orleans\, Louisiana
CATEGORIES:Featured,Green Schools
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