Green Groups Archive

Whether you're looking for ideas to celebrate Earth Day with students, establish a recycling program at school, or focus on other conservation initiatives, browse the articles below for inspiration and ideas from green PTO groups.

20 Ways To Go Green
How to be more green, both at school and in your PTO.
Earth Day Lunch and Learn
In-school event provides hands-on educational activities for Connecticut students.
6 Ways To Observe Earth Day
Encourage your group and school to go green with these ideas.
My Tip of the Week: Green Ideas for Earth Day
Green ideas for PTOs and PTAs to celebrate Earth Day.
Green Your Bake Sale
Lots of baking doesn’t have to mean lots of waste. Reduce your footprint with these tips.
Family Event: Eco-Chic Fashion Show
The 2011 Parent Group of the Year for Outstanding Family Event planned an outrageous night featuring student-designed fashions made from recycled materials.
Date Book: Earth Day
Earth Day, April 22, is a great time to involve students in projects that teach them about the three R’s—reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Green Fundraising Ideas for PTOs
Eco-friendly fundraisers let parent groups help their schools and the planet at the same time.
Celebrate Earth Day at School
How green is your parent group? Here are some ways your school community can reduce its environmental impact on Earth Day and beyond.
Greening Our Parent Group
A Cleveland PTO worked to bring its school’s green policies to life. The result raised awareness among parents, students, and teachers alike.
How PTOs Are Going Green
There are many ways to make your group more environmentally conscious. It starts with a critical review of day-to-day operations.
How PTOs Are Making Schools Green
PTOs and PTAs are increasingly playing a key role in school efforts related to recycling, composting, and reducing energy use.
Top 5 Ways for Your PTO To Go Green
Unpaper Your PTO
Cutting back on how much paper your group uses will mean less time copying—and more money saved.
Family Event: Fun and Eco-games
PTO Today’s 2008 Outstanding Family Event was a green festival that combined learning and fun, included a large number of parent volunteers, and helped strengthen the connection between the middle school and home.
Do Recycling Fundraisers Still Work?
Used cell phones and printer cartridges aren't as profitable as they used to be, but there's money to be made by smart PTOs.
The Buzz: Green Groups
Parent groups across the country are finding creative ways to conserve resources and raise environmental awareness in schools.
PTO Goes Green at School
It's Earth Day every day for a group of students, teachers, parents, and administrators in Dover, Mass.
PTO Turns Cans Into Cash
An aluminum-can collection and recycling program is a reliable fundraiser and provides some much-appreciated services for the school.
Ink Cartridge Recycling
Collecting printer cartridges has become an increasingly popular fundraiser.

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