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GEF Program: National Green Week National Green Week 2012 kicks off Feb. 6, 2012 and runs until Earth Day (April 22) 2012. Pick any week during this timeframe to be your school's Green Week!
GEF Program: Green Building Program Want to green your school? This nationwide program will arm students with the skills necessary to audit and improve their schools according to the US Green Building Council’s (USGBC) guidelines for green building requirements.
GEF Program: Green Thumb Challenge Green Education Foundation (GEF) is launching the largest classroom-based gardening initiative in history calling on schools and groups to plant 10,000 gardens!    
GEF Program: I Play Green Take sustainability education beyond the classroom by enrolling your sports team in I Play Green!

Green Education Foundation

Welcome to Green Education Foundation (GEF)!

Green Education Foundation
GEF is a non-profit organization committed to creating a sustainable future through education. GEF provides curriculum and resources to K-12 students and teachers worldwide with the goal of challenging youth to think holistically and critically about global environmental, social, and economic concerns and solutions. GEF couples standards-based curricula with active participation, acknowledging that children learn best through hands-on activities that enhance their critical thinking skills. Register here for free to gain full access to the GEF library of standards-based lessons and activities.

Join us in one of our free programs! The
Green Thumb Challenge,
National Green Week, and Green Energy Challenge give students and teachers the tools to be change-makers in their schools and communities. By enrolling, you will be joining hands with others from across the country to achieve a measurable goal.

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Get Green Packs!

National Green Week is just around the corner! Register for free as a GEF member today to be entered in a raffle to win Green Packs for your class!
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Lesson Spotlight

Check out GEF's new featured lesson! 
Efficient Water Technologies

Use this interactive animated lesson to teach students about water efficient technologies and fixtures.
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