The City of Newton has a goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. It’s going to take increased funds to transition our buildings to clean energy. Currently, many municipal and school buildings have old HVAC systems powered by gas and oil. … Read More
Category Archives: Schools
Thursday, January 12 from 4:30 – 5:30pm. Online. Want to get involved in greening our schools? Join the next Green Newton School Connections meeting. (See agenda.) Green Newton School Connections (GNSC) is a collaborative group of students, families, educators and community … Read More
Thursday, December 8 from 4:30 – 5:30pm. Online. Want to get involved in greening our schools? Join the next Green Newton School Connections meeting. (See agenda.) Green Newton School Connections (GNSC) is a collaborative group of students, families, educators and community … Read More
By Malia Ching, November 25, 2022 Earlier this summer, we wrote about applications being open for the Clean School Bus Program. Now, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced who got awarded – and school districts in Massachusetts and … Read More
Wednesday, November 16 from 11:30am-12:30pm. Online. Most of our school buildings still rely on aging fossil fuel systems that undermine student health and learning. They are also a growing liability for municipal budgets. Now, new funding sources can help districts … Read More
Are you interested in influencing the sustainability of Newton schools? Join the Green Newton School Connections at their next meeting on Thursday, October 13 from 4:30-5:30pm at Bigelow Middle School (42 Vernon St.). Green Newton School Connections (GNSC) is a … Read More
Please join the Green Newton School Connections first meeting of the new school year on Thursday, September 8 from 4:30-5:30pm at the Underwood Elementary School (101 Vernon St.). We will meet at the front door. See agenda. We are hoping … Read More
The school year begins in a few weeks and shopping for school supplies looms large for many families. Before you reach for new, take a good look at what you already have and can reuse. It can be a teaching … Read More
Shoutout to Grad Bag for helping make the transition to college more equitable AND sustainable! Grad Bag partners with Boston-area colleges to collect, refresh, and distribute lightly used dorm room items to first generation college students. In 2019, nearly 20,000 … Read More
Over the last few weeks a number of Newton middle school teachers and students have contacted me to speak—sometimes to whole classes and other times to just a small group of students—about what Newton is doing to address climate change. … Read More
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