The EPA eco-explorers team from the Needham Public Schools and its community partners are wrapping up two years of work on their EPA grant this spring with an Open House on June 7th at the Mitchell School. The Eco-Explorers Leadership
Massachusetts Walk to School Day 2012
Needham will be kicking off its first-ever town wide collaboration for Massachusetts Walk to School Day on Wednesday May 2 (rain-date Friday May 4). Spread the word about this town-wide event in which Needham schools, community leaders, and “celebrity” walkers
Building Sustainability through Community Engagement
Green Needham Chair Michael Greis will be on a panel – “Investments That Pay” – at the Massachusetts Municipal Association Annual Conference in Boston on Friday, February 20th. View more presentations from Green Needham Michael’s theme is building sustainability through
EPA Eco-Explorers Grant update – Year 1
Needham Public Schools, with the support of community partners including Green Needham, received an EPA Eco-Explorers grant for 2010 -2012 to help teachers incorporate outdoor environmental education practices and to encourage Needham students to become environmental stewards. In June, after
EARTH WEEK Green Kids Needham
Earth Week was celebrated with huge success by the Needham Elementary schools April 11-15th. Each of the schools took a particular theme or focus and created many exciting programs through out their school all week. Most importantly the children have
Hillside School receives EoEEA award for Water Project
The Hillside School’s Buddy Water Project, whose 2010 efforts were featured in this Green Needham blog post, has been recognized with an award for Excellence in Energy and Environment Education by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Richard K. Sullivan, Secretary, Energy
Olin College’s Library to work with Green Needham on Sustainability Initiatives
The Olin College of Engineering library has received a $5,000 grant to develop sustainability collections and programming in the areas of energy audits and native plants. As part of the community outreach for this grant, the library will be working
Recycling results for school and town buildings
How are we doing in recycling at our schools and our municipal buildings? See the results from the first year of the single-stream recycling program.
Green Kids and Cancun Climate Negotiators Take Action
This year’s Green Kids Needham theme is “Endangered Habitats.” Throughout the year, students at each elementary school will participate in a variety of activities intended to increase their knowledge about endangered habitats and encourage their involvement in solutions. Programs will
A big step closer to becoming a Green Community
Needham took a big step closer to becoming a Massachusetts Green Community when Green Needham Collaborative Chair Michael Greis met with the Selectmen on November 23rd. Over the last year and a half, Green Needham has been working with town