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Noooooo….It’s almost time for back to school

We have over a month till the boys go back to school so I’m not feeling too bad about it yet, but I know elsewhere in the country, kids will be going back in the next two weeks. I don’t think I’ll do too many back to school posts this year, but last year I [ READ MORE ]

Green Term of the Week – Walking School Bus

Huh? Walking School Bus? Yep. You read right. And I just read about it yesterday and I thought I’d pass this new term on to you. A walking school bus is a group of kids who walk to school together with adult supervision. It can be as easy as a car pool with no car [ READ MORE ]

10 Easy Ways to Be More Sustainable With Your Kids’ Homework

School starts tomorrow. My boys are ready to go back. I knew it early last week when they were walking around saying there was nothing to do to, they didn’t want to go to the pool because they were bored with it, and they started fighting like, well, brothers.  It always takes a while for [ READ MORE ]

Going Back to School in Green Style Part 5: Getting Involved

Welcome to the end of our going back to school week. So far we’ve covered: Assessing What You Already Have before you buy anything Shopping Sustainably for back to school supplies Trashless Lunches and Transportation Today, I’m going to talk about the influence that you as a parent can have on your school’s environmental impact. [ READ MORE ]

Green Term of the Week: Trashless Lunch (Going Back to School in Green Style: Part 3)

First of all, I realized that I completely forgot to do a green term last week. So those of you who wait on the edge of your seat on Wednesdays waiting for a new term – very sorry! Now, on to this week’s green term – Trashless Lunch. I’ve talked about this before. I think [ READ MORE ]

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