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As schools face increasing pressures to operate more sustainably, consultants bring expertise and a strategic approach to help schools reduce their environmental impact, optimize resources, and create healthier learning environments.
Getting STARTed
Strategy session with a professional school sustainability consultant with administration/superintendent/ board members.
Project guidance and best practices
Monthly calls with a cohort of 4-5 schools
Strategies are given by consultant(s)
Schools help each other
INTERMEDIATE
Assist with project delivery
Development of school/district green teams - we can act as coaches and mentors
Advising grants (federal, state, private)
ADVANCED
Full project management
Facilitation and professional development training
Multi-year training / co-working with us
Writing grants (federal, state, private)
PHYSICAL PLACE
Building energy efficiency
Decarbonization
Fleet electrification
Recycling / food waste diversion
Transportation & Mobility
Air Quality (indoor) / HVAC Systems
Sustainable grounds & landscaping
Water conservation
OFFERINGS
PROJECT IDEAS
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
Sustainability strategic planning
Leadership workshops
Climate action plan development
Suitability governance, policy
Environmental justice planning
Community engagement & partnerships
Regenerative & restorative implementation
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Waste management (food) & diversion
Recycling projects
Incorporating climate into curriculum
Standards based suitability curriculum
Curriculum review
Project-based learning
Energy Audit
Meet Our Consultants
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Additional degrees/accreditations
Located: Sydney, Australia
Virtual or Willing to Travel: Both
Expertise: Whole school sustainability assessment, school specific recommendations for sustainability development in curriculum, institutional behavior, and building and grounds.
Liz Cutler began a whole school sustainability initiative at Princeton Day School in 2005 and, together with partners amongst the faculty, staff, administration, students, and parents built a thriving program in facilities, institutional behavior, and curriculum: (https://www.pds.org/school-life/sustainability). In her time at PDS, the school achieved the following milestones: U.S. Dept. of Education Green Ribbon School, Eco-Schools Green Flag Award, Gold-Level River-Friendly School Certification, 4-Star Certification from the Green Restaurant Association, School Garden of the Year, Kiwi Magazine Crusaders Award for Excellence in School Meals, Winner National Green Cup Challenge. She retired in 2022 after 37 years at Princeton Day School.
In 2008, she founded OASIS (Organizing Action on Sustainability In Schools), which has grown to be a 50 school non-profit consortium working to improve sustainability in all NJ schools (http://oasisnjgreenschools.org/) with central and northern NJ chapters. Liz’s personal awards include: the 2024 Donald B. Jones Conservation Award for lifetime achievement, Sustainable Princeton Leadership Award, National Garden Club of America Elizabeth Abernathy Hull Award, Richard Rotter Award for Excellence in Environmental Education.
She is currently on the Boards of Sustainable Princeton and the Green Schools Alliance, and has been on the Board of Friends of Princeton Open Space and on the planning committee for the Princeton Environmental Film Festival. She has presented at NJAIS, NAIS, Green Schools Summit and consulted with school sustainability programs all over the country.
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LEED Green Associate Certified, Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Rewiring America Electric Coach
Located: Burlington, Vermont
Virtual or Willing to Travel: Virtual
Expertise: Building decarbonization, fleet electrification, Student engagement, , Physical Place, Organizational Culture, Educational Program, Climate Action Plan Development, Net Zero Buildings.
Ben has over a decade of experience driving sustainability initiatives at the Montclair Kimberley Academy (MKA) as the Sustainability Coordinator. He has experience guiding school leadership to reduce the school's carbon footprint and electrify school vehicles by finding funding and planning infrastructure upgrades. He guided student groups to earn the Green Flag award from Eco Schools USA 3x and developed curriculum to include climate change in multiple subjects. By founding OASIS NNJ (Organizing Action for Sustainability in Schools) Ben became a leader in promoting best practices in moving schools to a more sustainable future.
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EdD in ______
Located: Bozman, Montana
Virtual or Willing to Travel: Both
Expertise:
Molly Cashion is a sustainability leader working to transform communities and educational settings through collaborative and research-based practices. In her work as the Senior Program Manager for the Sustainability Teachers’ Academies at the College of Global Futures at Arizona State University, she has expanded the portfolio of programs and projects over the past seven years to reach over 3,000 educators across all 50 states that indirectly serve over one million students. Molly has a demonstrated history of working across sectors and has established more than 50 partnerships with school districts, nonprofit organizations, and local governments to support projects that seek to improve local sustainability. As a practitioner, she is experienced in education, facilitation, public speaking, project management and program design.
As an emerging social scientist, Molly works to advance action research at the intersection of justice and sustainability. Positioned as a critical theorist, she implements research designs in a way that aligns with a critical epistemology, centers participants’ voices, and ultimately seeks to change and transform practice. One example of this is her doctoral work examining the influence of critical professional development design on participants’ understanding of justice-oriented sustainability. Molly’s research combines her skills as a practitioner with educational research to advance the field of sustainability.oes here
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M.A. in ______
Located: California
Virtual or Willing to Travel: Virtual
Expertise: Whole school sustainability assessment, school specific recommendations for sustainability development in curriculum, institutional behavior, and building and grounds.
Founder of Organization Action on Sustainability in Schools (OASIS), Flower Artist
Liz Cutler began a whole school sustainability initiative at Princeton Day School in 2005 and, together with partners amongst the faculty, staff, administration, students, and parents built a thriving program in facilities, institutional behavior, and curriculum: (https://www.pds.org/school-life/sustainability). In her time at PDS, the school achieved the following milestones: U.S. Dept. of Education Green Ribbon School, Eco-Schools Green Flag Award, Gold-Level River-Friendly School Certification, 4-Star Certification from the Green Restaurant Association, School Garden of the Year, Kiwi Magazine Crusaders Award for Excellence in School Meals, Winner National Green Cup Challenge. She retired in 2022 after 37 years at Princeton Day School.
In 2008, she founded OASIS (Organizing Action on Sustainability In Schools), which has grown to be a 50 school non-profit consortium working to improve sustainability in all NJ schools (http://oasisnjgreenschools.org/) with central and northern NJ chapters. Liz’s personal awards include: the 2024 Donald B. Jones Conservation Award for lifetime achievement, Sustainable Princeton Leadership Award, National Garden Club of America Elizabeth Abernathy Hull Award, Richard Rotter Award for Excellence in Environmental Education.
She is currently on the Boards of Sustainable Princeton and the Green Schools Alliance, and has been on the Board of Friends of Princeton Open Space and on the planning committee for the Princeton Environmental Film Festival. She has presented at NJAIS, NAIS, Green Schools Summit and consulted with school sustainability programs all over the country.