The California Global Education Project at CSUF and UCSB invites you and your school team to register for the 2023 Sustainable Schoolyards Program. Teams should consist of 2 or more teachers from the same school who are interested in collaborating on a shared project. Cross-disciplinary and multi-grade teams are encouraged. Please remember that each team member must register separately. 

Sustainable Schoolyards is a 5-month program starting January 2023 where school teams are supported and encouraged to co-develop with their students a solution to a sustainability issue in their school's outdoor space. Teacher teams join us for 3 whole group virtual meetings including a showcase of glows and grows in May 2023, and 2 virtual or in-person individual team meetings. Teacher teams also participate in an asynchronous virtual exchange twice a month with a partner school, complete a team action plan, short end of program survey, and paperwork to process stipends.

The meeting dates and what teacher teams and their students will gain are below. For more details, please see the video and/or slides below. 

MEETINGS
All teams Zoom meeting dates:
January 25, 2023, 4-6pm
March 22, 2023, 4-6pm
May 24, 2023, 4-6pm (Showcase of what you have accomplished so far)

Virtual or in person check in with individual school teams TBD:
February
April

Regular attendees will:
- Increase their understanding and appreciation of teaching for sustainable development.
- Co-develop with their students and partnering teachers a solution to a sustainability issue in their school's outdoor space.
- Receive free materials and books.
- Connect with other educators from across California who are working on sustainable school yard projects.
- Participate in an asynchronous virtual exchange with teachers and students from other participating schools.
- Be eligible for a $250 stipend.

Registration Link: tinyurl.com/SSY2023