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• Illinois Green Alliance: Tracking Sustainability Progress at Your School

  • When
    October 28, 2020
  •  
    3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (CDT)

  

  Illinois Green Alliance

  Join Illinois Green Alliance Wednesday afternoons this fall for the Green Schools Webinar Series! As part of the Illinois Green Schools Project, a program of Illinois Green Alliance, we'll be sharing green schools best practices you can apply whether your school is going virtual, is at the school building, or something in-between this year. 

  Each week for the first 30 minutes we'll share tools and resources and for the last 30 minutes you'll have a chance to ask questions and connect with other Green Schools Champions.

  Tracking Sustainability Progress at Your School 

  Join us for the Green Schools Webinar Series

  Attend one or all of the webinars in this series! Check-out the rest of our line-up below:

  • 10/28 Tracking Sustainability Progress at Your School

  • 11/4 Earning Recognition for Your Green Schools Work

  • 11/11 Veterans Day - Holiday

  • 11/18 Connecting Students to Green Building Careers

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• Illinois Green Alliance: Earning Recognition for Your Green Schools Work

  • When
    November 04, 2020
  •  
    3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (CST)

  

  Illinois Green Alliance

  Join Illinois Green Alliance Wednesday afternoons this fall for the Green Schools Webinar Series! As part of the Illinois Green Schools Project, a program of Illinois Green Alliance, we'll be sharing green schools best practices you can apply whether your school is going virtual, is at the school building, or something in-between this year. 

  Each week for the first 30 minutes we'll share tools and resources and for the last 30 minutes you'll have a chance to ask questions and connect with other Green Schools Champions.

  Earning Recognition for Your Green Schools Work 

  Join us for the Green Schools Webinar Series

  Attend one or all of the webinars in this series! Check-out the rest of our line-up below:

  • 11/18 Connecting Students to Green Building Careers

  Register Here

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• Illinois Green Alliance: Connecting Students to Green Building Careers

  • When
    November 18, 2020
  •  
    3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (CST)

  

  Illinois Green Alliance

  Join Illinois Green Alliance Wednesday afternoons this fall for the Green Schools Webinar Series! As part of the Illinois Green Schools Project, a program of Illinois Green Alliance, we'll be sharing green schools best practices you can apply whether your school is going virtual, is at the school building, or something in-between this year. 

  Each week for the first 30 minutes we'll share tools and resources and for the last 30 minutes you'll have a chance to ask questions and connect with other Green Schools Champions.

  Connecting Students to Green Building Careers  

  Register Here

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• KCS Summit Art Competition

  • When
    November 20, 2020
  •  
    11:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    Online Submissions

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  Kids Climate Summit
  Art Competition

  Every summit needs a strong representative image.

  All students in 3rd through 8th grades are invited design and submit an original logo to be used for the Kids Climate Summit: Focus on the Community. Submissions accepted until November 20, 2020.

  Last year’s image was submitted by students at the Science and Arts Academy.

  • Create an image that reflects our current climate situation. Use either a computer graphics program, or ink (markers will do) to make your image. Take this year's focus into consideration: Community.  
  • Do NOT use white as a color in your design. (Commercial printing operations assume white is the absence of ink, and thus whatever color is below will show through. So if we print on blue all the white areas will actually be blue!) 
  • No need to include the words "Kids Climate Summit" or any other words - these can be included separately. 
  • If you are doing a collage, be sure to only use images that you have created or that are royalty-free.
  • Create your image to be at least 6 inches by 6 inches and not more than 12 inches by 12 inches. 
  • Render your image at a resolution of 300 dots per inch.  You can either set your graphics program to this resolution, or you can scan your image at this resolution.  In many cases you can even take a photograph with a phone and achieve this resolution.  
  • Limit of one entry per student, please. 

  Artwork submission instruction will be provide upon registration.  

  Email your questions or concerns to  Kids Summit.

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• Illinois Green Alliance: Illinois Green Schools Project

  • When
    December 14, 2020
  •  
    (CST)

  

  Illinois
  Green Schools Project

  Getting Support on Your Green Schools Journey

  The Illinois Green Schools Project is a project-based challenge for K-12 schools to devise and implement creative no- to low-cost energy, water and waste initiatives, and sustainable practices for their schools. During the 2020-21 school year, join the Illinois Green Schools Project from a virtual classroom or at the school building.

  How it Works:

  

  Learn more about the Illinois Green Schools Project by checking out the Frequently Asked Questions below. Additional resources to help your school on its sustainability journey coming soon!

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  • Illinois Green Schools Project Frequently Asked Questions

  
  

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• One Earth Film Festival Young Filmmakers Contest

  • When
    January 01, 2021
  •  
    (CST)

  
  

  Young Filmmakers Contest submissions, from students ages 8 to 25, are due in January. Check here for specifics:   https://www.oneearthfilmfest.org/contest-details

  All winning films will premiere at the One Earth Film Festival in March. Questions? Please contact Lisa Files at lisa@greencommunityconnections.org.
  

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