Green Schools National Network

Entrepreneur: Jennifer Seydel

Founded: 2007

Green Schools National Network’s mission is to create schools that are healthy, equitable, and sustainable. GSNN partners with schools for 5 years to produce and implement a strategic plan for whole-school and whole-district change in the areas of leadership, culture / climate, curriculum / instruction, and facilities. Started as a network of affiliated schools in 2007, GSNN relaunched in 2021 with a more structured GreenPrint 2.0 to provide whole-school model supports for their network schools. Curriculum and instruction in GSNN schools use phenomena-, place-, project-, and problem-based learning to increase student engagement, deepen learning, and breathe life into standards. This cross-curricular approach allows students to build knowledge, skills, and mindsets for taking action in their schools and communities.