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Green Actions for Schools and Districts
Schools and districts play a powerful role in shaping a climate-literate generation. This section provides practical tools and clear steps to help educators and leaders turn climate knowledge into meaningful action across classrooms and communities.
For Districts
Support your district in signing a climate resolution, creating environmentally sustainable campuses, and integrating climate literacy into all classrooms.
Idea: Find ways to integrate environmental literacy into existing LCAP priorities for example strengthening standards implementation, school climate, or family engagement.
Case Studies
Success stories from the California Environmental Literacy Initiative to inspire climate action across districts.
Call to Action
Guidance for setting priorities and goals around sustainability and climate action at the local level. Developed by the Green Career Innovation Hub of the California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI).
District Planning
A example of a detailed district-wide environmental literacy plan from Newark United School District schools.
For School Boards
This toolkit supports school board members to understand their role in driving meaningful climate solutions as they collaborate with district, youth, and community leaders to pass resolutions and develop climate action plans for their districts.
School-wide resources
A school-based approach to climate literacy can include simple actions like walking field trips and outdoor learning spaces, or larger efforts like solar panel installations, water conservation systems, and school gardens.
Idea: Host community events focused on climate literacy, such as climate fairs, student exhibitions, and tree planting days.
Eco Schools
This free certification program from the National Wildlife Federation provides a framework, toolkit, and resources for schools interested in taking actions across a calendar year.
California Connections
The California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Network is a program of the California Department of Education. They foster communications among schools and organizations interested in supporting the environmental literacy of California’s teachers and students.
Check out professional learning available for your region!
Green School Certification Programs
These green school certification programs provide frameworks for reducing a school’s environmental impact and integrating climate literacy into daily operations.