- Every Community Needs a Healthy, High Performance School
The Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Indoor Environments Division presented the first Healthy Schools Summit in San Diego in September 2008. Here is an abstract of the discussions at the summit.
- Greening America's Schools: Costs and Benefits
A widely quoted study elaborates on how a green school can provide a cost-effective way to enhance student learning.
- Current State Policies
Tobie Bernstein, Senior Attorney at the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) provides an overview of current state policies and future opportunities in
building healthy, high performance schools.
- Environmental Quality of a High Performance School
Here's a study of environmental quality, learning styles and crisis management.
- Michael Hall, principal and chief marketing officer with Fanning Howey describes Student-Centered Sustainable Design, a valuable approach that increases student performance, improves teacher satisfaction and helps minimize operating costs. Educational Facility Planner; Vol. 42.4; Published by CEFPI.
- Learn how kids are taking action for greener, healthier schools as the Green Squad from the Natural Resources Defense Council takes it to where children learn:
www.nrdc.org/greensquad/
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