Jenn Engstrom
State Director, CALPIRG
State Director, CALPIRG
Los Angeles, CA – With back to school season right around the corner, parents, teachers, and kids have an opportunity to start the year off with a commitment to protect the planet. CALPIRG Education Fund’s Green Schools Guide offers ways that schools and families can reduce emissions and pollution from transportation and electricity, stop using toxics, reduce plastic, waste less food and extend the life of school supplies.
“The best way to teach children to value our planet is by example,” said Jenn Engstrom, State Director of CALPIRG Education Fund. “Parents, teachers, and mentors can be environmentalist role models in many ways, from pushing for political action on climate change to simply buying less stuff. Our guide helps parents, teachers, and kids work together for a better future.”
Actions schools can take this year to go green include:
Actions parents can take this year to go green include
See our Green School Guide for more information and a full list of actions schools and parents can take. See our tips for parents on more to save money and reduce waste when back-to-school shopping.