"In every deliberation, we must consider the impact on the seventh generation."
Great Law of the Iroquois


Meet the High School Students Traveling to the 2023 UN Climate Summit!
Six Chicago area high school students are headed to Dubai this fall for this year’s UN Climate Summit, COP28. They are all members of It’s

C4 and Cook County Composting and Recycling: Engaging Schools and Governments
Recent heat, drought, and air quality issues in the Chicago area underscored the vital importance of this year’s GreenTown: Climate and Equity conference. Held on

Farm to School Success Story Shows Why Districts Shouldn’t Leave New Grant Money on the Table
Local food procurement for school districts in Illinois just got easier, to the tune of $7.3 million. The USDA’s Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement

Heineman Middle School’s Roadmap to Zero Waste
What do you do when you want to reduce lunchroom waste at your school, but your waste hauler can’t provide composting service? You make a

Oak Park’s New Rec Center Leads the Way for Green Building in West Suburban Cook County
From left to right: Park District of Oak Park Executive Director, Jan Arnold, Seven Generations Ahead Executive Director, Gary Cuneen, and Park District of Oak

Carl Von Linné Elementary School is Thrilled to Relaunch the Zero Waste Schools Program
Seven Generations Ahead’s Zero Waste Schools (ZWS) program is celebrating another successful launch at a local school. The ZWS team oversaw what was actually a