Schools are one of the keystones to a more environmentally friendly world. Maybe we can learn as much as the children of the world by the greening of our schools, and by an environment concern for material in their classrooms.
I came across an article today in Connecticut’s Hartford Courant which asked, How Are Schools Going Green?
The article focuses upon two different kinds of reforms happening in Connecticut schools.
The first involves the schools themselves becoming more environmentally friendly and energy efficient. The second kind of reform aims at raising awareness of environmental concerns in students who attend those schools.
The school reforms include things like energy waste reduction initiatives, such as:
- Limiting teachers’ use of appliances, like mini-refrigerators and microwaves
- Installing state of the art programmable thermostats to more accurately control room temperature
- Covering windows at night to create a thermal buffer and keep heat in
- Using both sides of paper in classrooms before they are recycled them, and
- Turning computers off when they aren’t use.
The student reforms include:
- A No Child Left Inside Initiative that works to get childrem exploring parks and outdoors activities.