The Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation

 

 

 



 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CELF Schedule of Events

 

 

 

12/04/07:

7:00 pm

 

 

02/06/08:

7:00 pm

 

 

 

 

 

03/05/08:

6:30 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA

TBA

2007-2008 LEARNING WITH LEADERS PROGRAM :

Third annual student speaker series for 8th through 12th grade students and teachers

to hear presentations on a variety of topics featuring experts from across industry and government; FREE of charge; locations vary throughout the series to encourage participation from across the region. To host a Learning with Leaders Seminar at your school or facility contact patti@celfoundation.org.

GREEN COMPANIES: COOL IDEAS FOR A COOL PLANET

@ Chappaqua Library

7:00-8:00 pm, plus pizza to follow

Dr. Riva Krut, Vice-President and Manager of NY Operations, Cameron-Cole

 

RENEWABLE ENERGY SYMPOSIUM       EVENT WRITE-UP

@ Scarsdale High School                             

7:00-8:00 pm, refreshments for follow

Jon Koch, Founder and Managing Director, US Renewables Group

Topic: Investing in our Future: The Financial Case for Renewable Energy

Rosi Kerr, JUICE Energy, Inc.

          Topic: Alternative Energy 101

Moderator: Robert Preston, Portfolio Manager, Merrill Lynch Global Private Client Group and Board, Northeast Sustainable Energy Association                                          [SPEAKERS' BIOS]                    

THE SCIENCE BEHIND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

@ The Allen-Stevenson School, 132 East 78th Street, NYC

6:30-8:00 pm, refresments for follow

  • Melissa Desota, Developer of Environmental Strategy and Programs - Steelcase
  • Jay Bolus, Executive Vice President of Technical Operations - McDonough Braugart Design Chemistry (MBDC)

Understanding the deep chemistry of the products we use each day is critical to evaluate the impact a product may have on human health and the environment in which we live. Join us for a program that looks at how to make a positive difference on the environment by the choices you make each day. Here how materials - from the selection process through manufacturing - can be a strategic factor in product design and development. Here how scientists provide direct guidance and technical input to help companies and products obtain the Cradle-to-Cradle certification.

Event Co-Sponsor: Waldner’s Business Solutions

GREEN BUILDING TOUR with a LEED-certified architect

LEGALLY SPEAKING : Perspectives in Environmental Law

Pace Environmental Law School

    

04/05/08:

12-6pm

Greenburgh's Green Living Fair

Katie Ginsberg, Executive Director of CELF, noon-12:45pm

Greening Your Schools: Teachers, Parents and Students: Learn how other schools     are "Going Green!" Hear about successful ways to integrate sustainability into school programs, practices and facilities.Learn how we can build an environmentally literate citizenry who understand how systems work and the interdependance of human and environmental systems.

04/08/08

Environmental Justice Seminar

Somers High School Seminar Day, Somers, NY

04/24/08

Sustainability for Stamford Schools

UBS Community Affairs Seminar Day, Stamford, CT

04/30/08:

Students for a Sustainable Future EXPO

@ Pace University's Pleasantville Campus ~ Goldstein Fitness Center & Gym           Field trips: 9am-2:30pm                                                                                       Public hours: 2:30-5:00pm                                                                                           SPECIAL PRESENTATION from the Rainforest Alliance for K-4th grades: 4:14pm           Closing ceremony: 5:30-7:00pm Open to the public, light refreshments to follow

07/10/08-07/11/08:

Designed by Nature: A Middle School Workshop for Educators

@ Manhattanville College

Susan Santone, Creative Change Educational Solutions and Katie Ginsberg, CELF

07/14/08-07/18/08:

CELF Summer Institute for Sustainability Education

Co-sponsored and hosted by Manhattanville College

07/21/08-

07/25/08:

CELF Summer Institute for Sustainability Education

@Scarsdale Teachers Institute, Scarsdale, NY

  CELF Affiliates
   

09/2008

Federated Conservation of Westchester County (FCWC)

Annual Dinner

2008 Organization of the Year Award: Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation

   
   
       
   
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