Program

Thursday, October 20th, 2022

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm CT

Meeting Conveners: Patrick Arnold (10 Billion Strong), Mark Dittrich (MN Department of Agriculture), Hope Gribble (U.S. Green Building Council-Missouri Gateway), Lindsey Kirkland (Climate Generation), Seth Spencer (Climate Generation), Alli Parrish (Wenman) (University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension)

Panelists: Brian Dunbar, Executive Director at the Institute for the Built Environment; Kris De la Torre, Sustainability Coordinator, and Paul Guilianelli, Director of Operations at The Academy for Global Citizenship; Dr. Sharonica Hardin-Bartley, Superintendent at The School District of University City; Dr. Angie Rowden, Principal at Sunrise R-9 School.

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Meeting Goals

  • Examine the Whole-School Sustainability Framework and discover how a whole school approach can move students and communities towards climate change action
  • Engage in dialogue with Midwest schools that have successfully integrated sustainability practices throughout their campus, curriculum, and culture resulting in whole-school sustainability
  • Collaborate with fellow educators to envision how this framework could be used within their own communities

Agenda

3:30 - 3:45 p.m. CT -- Welcome & Introduction to Whole-School Sustainability Framework

3:45 - 3:55 p.m. CT-- Introduce yourself & the context you relate to the "Whole-School Sustainability Framework" (small group)

3:55-4:25 p.m. CT -- Panelists answer first question on their approach followed by Q&A

4:25-4:37 p.m. CT -- Participants generate ideas on how to apply these approaches in small groups

4:37-5:03 p.m. CT -- Panelists answer second question on their approach followed by Q&A

5:03-5:15 p.m. CT -- Participants generate ideas on how to apply these approaches in small groups

5:15-5:25 p.m. CT- Whole group sharing

5:25-5:30 p.m. CT- Wrap up & looking ahead