Presentation at 9th Massachusetts Green Careers Conference on October 5, 2017

1. Schools as
Sustainability Learning
Labs
Katherine Walsh &
Phoebe Beierle
October 5, 2017

5. 1
2
3GUIDING POLICY AND INVESTMENT
ENGAGING COMMUNITIES FOR IMPACT
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

7. What Is a Sustainable
Learning Laboratory?

8. ED Green Ribbon Schools

10. The Learning
Environment as the
Third Teacher

16. WASTE,
ENERGY,
WATER &
HEALTH
AUDITS

19. ACTION-ORIENTED MEASURABLE
GREEN PERFORMANCE
MANAGE
ongoing performance
IDENTIFY
low and high performers
COMPARE
with local and global peers
COMMUNICATE
performance in a simple way

20. The Green Building Tech Club, the 2017 USGBC Legacy
Project at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School,
is designed to create awareness of green building
technologies in the early development of the trades in
facilities management, electrical, plumbing, and carpentry.
The Green Building Tech Club will expose the next
generation of building operators and trade workers to a
wide range of “green collar” jobs.

21. Phoebe Beierle
US Green Building Council
Green Schools Program Manager
pbeierle@usgbc.org
202-792-9339
www.centerforgreenschools.org
Katherine Walsh
Boston Public Schools
Sustainability & Environmental Resources Manager
kwalsh4@bostonpublicschools.org
617-635-9576
http://bostongreenschools.org