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
It’s Our Future Supports Climate Advocacy Connections Across High Schools
Photo courtesy of E-town Sunrise Facebook page By Milo Slevin, ETHS student As youth climate advocates, our connections with other young people are an important
Lincoln Park High School Launches Zero Waste Lunchroom Program
On March 14, 2023 Lincoln Park High School (LPHS) in Chicago Public Schools, a school of 2,060 students, officially launched its zero waste program in
Going Green at School with Go Green Illinois
The latest Go Green Illinois meeting was on all things green schools, and SGA’s Becky Brodsky was there to talk zero waste schools with dozens
COP27 Reflection: The Importance of Joy in the Climate Crisis
COP27 youth delegate and Chicago Public School teacher, Greta Kringle (left) and IOF program consultant Rachel Rosner (right) finding a joyful moment at COP. By
COP27 Youth Dispatch: Change is Hard. Change is Slow. Change is Personal.
By Emmet Ebels Duggan, IOF Youth Delegate For those that attended the livestream, I confess that this dispatch is very similar to what I presented.
COP27 Youth Dispatch: For the People, not Power
Manolo Avalos, IOF Youth Delegate, with climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe. By Manolo Avalos, IOF Youth Delegate There seems to be this excitement in the
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