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Featured Activity: Neighborhood Nature Scavenger Hunts

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Our education staff is creating and curating a library of resources to support environmental learning while we’re all at home. In our Nature Scavenger Hunt, students observe plants, animals, and weather while getting fresh air in the neighborhood. Download and print our grades K-2 and grades 3-5 versions.

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Getting Schooled – Grist Article

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Excerpt from article: Stacy Meyer, the science coordinator for southwest, worked with the education nonprofit Washington Green Schools to put together professional development sessions, dubbed “STEM Seminars,” where public school teachers have the chance to ask scientists questions face-to-face.

Rural Communities, Regional Challenges

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Ask any teacher from a rural school district if they feel they have adequate opportunities for quality professional development in their community and most will tell you they do not. […]

Featured Video: Becoming Stormwater Stewards

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Learn more about Washington Green Schools’ new Stormwater Stewards program. Stormwater Stewards engages students from K -12 schools across Washington in stormwater education and action projects in their communities.  

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Biking for Clean Air: A 2018-19 Success Story

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In Spokane’s Hutton Elementary, a team of sixth-graders wanted to cut air pollution in their community. The Green Team launched its first-ever bike-to-school program and increased the number of cyclists […]