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GEF Program: National Green Week National Green Week 2010 was a huge success with over two million students participating in environmental education programs and activities from Feb.1 - Earth Day (April 22 ) 2010.
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 during the 2010 Green Thumb Challenge!
GEF Program: I Play Green Take environmental education beyond the classroom by enrolling your sports team in I Play Green!
GEF Green Schools Initiative - 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 guidelines for green building requirements.

Green Education Foundation

Welcome to Green Education Foundation!

Green Education FoundationGreen Education Foundation (GEF) is a non-profit organization that provides environmental education resources for Pre K-12 classrooms and youth groups nationwide. GEF believes that what is healthy for the environment is healthy for kids, and promotes learning opportunities that develop sustainable habits of environmental stewardship in children and their communities. 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.

Check out the following GEF 2010 programs that you are invited to participate in (details above): the
Green Thumb Challenge, National Green Week, the Green Schools Initiative and I Play Green. By enrolling, you will be linking hands with others from across the country to achieve a measurable environmental goal.

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GEF Editorials

Green Buildings

Green Buildings

Green buildings have been around for thousands of years even if no one would have called them that until recently. The Romans made use of what we call passive solar techniques to keep their buildings cool in the hot Italian sun. Unfortunately, by the 20th century these sensible, simple methods were ignored. It became so inexpensive to heat spaces that energy conservation was not a priority in the building industry at...

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School Gardens – Plant, Water & Learn!

School Gardens – Plant, Water & Learn!

 A significant goal of the Green Education Foundation (GEF) is to promote creative and effective ways for schools and teachers to shrink the nature deficit and incorporate the outdoors into their curricula. One great way to get kids more involved in nature is through gardening. Many schools today are planting gardens as a way to engage children in the most basic of human-nature relationships. Planting a garden is a...

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Sensory Education Enhances Student Learning

Sensory Education Enhances Student Learning

Environmentally-conscious educators regularly search for ways to make lessons on environmentalism accessible and engaging to children. A common view among educators is that hands-on learning is the surest way to teach children.

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GEF Service Announcement



Check out GEF's Public Service Announcement (PSA) promoting the benefits of kids gardening. Click above to watch!

Green In Action Awards!