By IOF alum, Katie Stabb I recently had the privilege of being a delegate to the US Local Conference of Youth, or LCOY, in Phoenix, Arizona. Also representing It’s Our Future (IOF) were Carissa Chen, Chloe Zhu who will be attending COP 29 in Azerbaijan, and Danica Sun who was with me in Dubai for […]
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in B...
Contact: Becky Brodsky, becky@sevengenerationsahead.org Release Date: September 26, 2024 Bellwood, IL – On Thursday, September 19th, 2024, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Bellwood took going green to the next level. They launched a composting program that will help them significantly reduce food waste in their cafeteria and kitchen. This is the next step in their […]
A ‘Core’ Memory: The Great Apple Crunch
Imagine the roar of the crowd at Wrigley Field, but this time it’s not for a home run. It’s the collective crunch of hundreds of students biting into crisp apples for the Great Apple Crunch! On Wednesday, September 18th, Seven Generations Ahead (SGA) spent the day at Wrigley Field, along with representatives from the USDA, […]
Meet Five Young Activists Headed to the ...
Every year, leaders and experts from around the world convene at the Conference of Parties, or COP, the United Nations annual climate conference, to discuss global solutions to the worsening climate crisis. Young climate advocates from across the globe, including right here in Chicagoland, also attend COP to advocate for themselves and a better future. […]
Preventing and Reducing Food Waste in Sc...
At the most recent Wasted Food Action Alliance meeting held on August 28, SGA’s Zero Waste Schools team presented about share tables and Offer vs. Serve (OVS) to a group of food waste reduction enthusiasts. While the strategies presented were school-specific, they can be adapted to a variety of institutional kitchen and cafeteria settings. Share […]
Students and Farmers Celebrate Apple Sea...
Teachers and students from around Chicagoland will celebrate the beginning of the school year and Illinois orchard season with fun and educational programming before the afternoon Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field Wednesday, September 18, as part of Education Day.
For Youth Climate Advocates, COP is a Tr...
Seven Generations Ahead (SGA) has been sending high school students to the annual United Nations climate conference, also known as the Conference of Parties (COP) since 2019. Through SGA’s It’s Our Future (IOF) program, Chicago area high school students of all backgrounds are empowered to work together towards climate justice in their schools and communities, […]
Illinois Sees Four Organizations Receive...
Illinois Sees Four Organizations Receive Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub Grant Building More Local, More Nourishing, More Loving School Food Systems in Illinois Oak Park, Illinois – Four Illinois organizations received funding from the Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub to create more local, nourishing, and loved school meals across the Lake […]
SGA and Partners Talk Trash
On Tuesday, June 18th, Seven Generations Ahead’s (SGA) Zero Waste Schools (ZWS) team and partners held a webinar covering the ins and outs of waste reduction in school kitchens and cafeterias. The webinar, titled “School’s Out… Let’s Talk Trash!” gave 94 attendees from around the country insights into key waste reduction strategies for schools and […]
SGA Gets Firsthand Look at Cutting-Edge ...
Recently, SGA’s Zero Waste Schools (ZWS) staff had a behind-the-scenes tour of Lakeshore Recycling Services’s (LRS) Exchange Material Recovery Facility (MRF). An MRF is a facility that sorts, cleans, and packages materials that are then sold to be made into new materials. SGA was fortunate to have Joy Rifkin, LRS’s sustainability Manager, educate us about […]