Green Campuses
The Unsung Part of Westover School’s Green Cup Accomplishment
Westover School recently held a ribbon cutting for its newly installed 158.60 kW solar energy system.
Motivated by Green Cup Challenge competition and a school-wide commitment to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, Westover’s consumption of grid electricity has declined by 37.5%.
Creative financing- like many non-profits, Westover’s capital spending has come under pressure from market declines [...]
Getting to Know San Domenico School
Stacie Grant, admission officer, introduces San Domenico School.
She describes San Domenico students as involved, well rounded, and passionate. Whether it’s trying new things, pursuing social justice, or contributing to the community, San Domenico lives the school’s mission.
Some interesting details- San Domenico is is the only boarding high school (all-girls) in Marin County and the [...]
Getting to Know White Mountain School
Josh Lawton, White Mountain School, Director of Admission talks about the special opportunities and experiences available to WMS students.
WMS is the only school offering outdoor certification in Wilderness First Responding and Rock and Ice Climbing under the aegis of the American Mountain Guides Association.
Fundamentally, WMS believes that its consciously small, tightly knit community provides the [...]
Green Cup Challenge Video Contest
An optional video contest is part the annual Green Cup Challenge between schools. The student written and directed films must inform and motivate students regarding their choices and consumption habits:
Purpose: A student written and directed video for presentation to the school community to create awareness, excitement and motivation about the Challenge.
Theme: Creativity and [...]
Green Cup Challenge Highlighted on Emagazine.com
Emagazine.com, the online edition of E- The Environmental Magazine recently highlighted the Green Cup Challenge competition.
Competing to reduce electrical consumption and emissions, Green Cup Challenge Schools have begun recording their energy consumption each school working and hoping to reduce consumption the most.
The Green Cup Challenge has grown beyond its northeast boarding school roots and now [...]
Green Faculty Housing with Roots in Historic Homage
It’s interesting to note that in all of our reading and coverage we’ve talked about student green efforts and new school buildings, but until now, we’ve seen one example of green faculty housing at Cate School.
Here’s a second example at a boarding school.
Christchurch School, working with New World Home, aim to bring environmentally sustainable design [...]
Supporting the Green Schools Alliance
This week Jeremy McGeorge & I attended a fund raiser for the Green Schools Alliance, a project of Global Environmental Options: GEO.
The truly inspiring event was hosted in New York City at the Green Depot (an innovative supplier of environmentally friendly and sustainable building products.) The gala was framed by shelves of products [...]
The Hill School Commits to Reducing Its Carbon Footprint
The Hill School is beginning to study ways that the school can institutionally and systematically reduce carbon output.
Although in the planning phase and the ultimate carbon reduction total yet to be achieved, the Hill has made the the most important decision- to commit and act through analysis, planning, and action.
Carbon reduction and joining the Green [...]
Midland School Receives the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA)
Congratulations to Midland School for receiving the prestigious Environmental and Economic Leadership Award. The award represents California’s highest environmental honor.
GEELA “recognizes individuals, organizations, and businesses that have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made notable, voluntary contributions in conserving California’s precious resources, protecting and enhancing our environment, building public-private partnerships and strengthening the State’s economy.”
From Midland’s statement [...]
The Putney School’s Net-Zero Energy Building
WCAX profiled Putney School’s new athletic field house- the first net-zero facility in the state of Vermont. As school CFO, Randy Smith told WCAX, “The operational cost of the building from an energy perspective is zero.” Quite impressive.
Click the image below to view WCAX’s new segment. I tried embedding it in the post, but it decided [...]
Ross School Students Try A Month of Living off the Grid
Ross School Seniors, Sylvia Channing (Ross Environmental Club founder) and Karen Sanchez talk about their senior project- one month living off the grid.
The seniors hadn’t know each other well before embarking on the project- their common interests brought them together for the project. “The only thing we had in common was that we wanted [...]
Hawaii Preparatory Academy to Become Home to Energy Lab
Little focuses the mind as quickly as economic realities.
“Hawaii takes $7 billion from our economy for fuel alone and sends it overseas. It was reported recently that tourism spending has brought in almost $9 billion this year. We basically take a huge chunk of that income and give it away.” Robbie Alm, executive vice [...]
The Lawrenceville School Reflects on 200 Years and Looks Toward the Future
Congratulations to the folks past, present and future at The Lawrenceville School. Any organization that makes it’s 200th birthday intact and practicing its mission proves worthy of recognition.
We read in the Times of Trenton (Looking Forward by Glancing Back) that Lawrenceville will spend the year celebrating the past and looking to the future begining with [...]
Boarding Schools Acting on Climate Change: Blog Action Day 2009
Who would’ve imagined a few years back that you could so easily unite and share thousands of voices and perspectives on a single day.
Today, 10/15/2009, Blog Action Day, is dedicated to addressing and covering climate change. As part of Blog Action Day 2009, we’d like to highlight the AdmissionsQuest schools that are working to [...]
Practical Farmers of Iowa Visit Scattergood Friends School
Practical Farmers of Iowa (PPI) staffers, Teresa and Suzi, recently spent a day on the Scattergood Friends School Farm touring and learning about student projects, seeing herds of sheep and cattle, pigs, flocks of poultry, and tasting bounty such as heirloom tomatoes. The working farm provides lessons and experiences integral to the Scattergood Friends [...]
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