The next meeting of Green Newton’s Schools Connections will be held on Thursday, April 11 from 3:45-5pm in the Druker Auditorium of the Newton Free Library (330 Homer St., Newton). We are a forum for parents, students, educators – with … Read More
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Did you know that Newton schools do not have enough recycling bins and most of them do not have accurate signs listing what materials are recyclable? We need volunteers from every school to fix this problem now! Please join our efforts to … Read More
The Newton Safe Routes to School Task Force (SRTS) is inviting Newton Public Schools students to participate in statewide a lawn sign design contest on “anti-idling.” This year the Newton SRTS is undertaking a campaign to reduce car idling at … Read More
The League of Women Voters is asking high school students to create 30-second public service announcements to raise public awareness about one aspect of climate change and suggest a course of action to help save the planet. Are there prizes? YES! … Read More
If you’re interested in Green Newton’s Schools Connections group come to our next meeting— Thursday, January 17 at 3:45pm in Newton City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Ave., Newton). Kids are welcome. The group’s goal is to establish “green standards” for Newton … Read More
As we look forward to the new school year, take a moment to consider the healthiest school supply options for your kids and for the environment. The best choice is to reuse supplies from last year, but if you need … Read More
Green Newton’s Schools Connections Group in collaboration with Newton’s Department of Environmental Affairs, needs volunteers to conduct a recycling survey on “waste, recycling and composting practices” in the schools listed above. Volunteers from other Newton schools have offered to conduct the survey, which involves documenting … Read More
For the past school year, high school students across the Commonwealth have been studying watersheds, water infrastructure and the impact of recent damaging storms in their communities, and formulating steps their local leaders can take to protect land and water … Read More
Join Green Newton on Monday, May 21 at 7pm in the Druker Auditorium of the Newton Free Library (330 Homer St., Newton) for the ‘2018 Green Submarine Tour de Newton! & Leadership Awards’. Produced and hosted by Students for a Greener World (SGW), students … Read More
Green Newton’s Schools Connections Group is seeking volunteers to complete a survey on current waste, recycling and composting practices in the following Newton Schools: Bowen, Countryside, Franklin, Horace-Mann, Memorial Spaulding, Ward and Zervas. Here’s the survey: Sustainable Materials Management Survey. We do have volunteers for each of … Read More
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