Green Schools Toolkit: Spread the Word

• Hold green awareness/climate/energy/Earth Day events
• Participate in the Green Cup Challenge
• Nominate Student and faculty Leaders to the Sc3 Congress
• Join the Discussion through GSA On-line
• Host a GSA Green Resource Fair™ to grow your local/state green community
• Host a green fundraising event
• Encourage Student Presentations to influence decision-makers & educate school
• Launch a Signage Program to create campus awareness
• Create a green page on your school website or through the GSA One MIllion Acts of Green
• Start or strengthen a student environmental club
• Make green the theme of fun green events such as a school fair, film festival, speaker night, fashion show or green swap
• Measure, reduce, and share large and small progress with the GSA
• Write articles about your green goals and accomplishments for the school newsletter and website; tell local media and share these with the GSA
• Include sustainability expectations in job postings, handbooks and performance Reviews
• Encourage students to advocate for green change at the town or state level, to write decision-makers and participate in green groups (see Beyond the School Walls).