Green School Summit – 18-19 Feb 2021
Executive Director Craig Lewis presented during Session 1: Design for Resilience, which took place virtually 18 February 2021.
The Green School Summit for Building Industry Professionals took place 18-19 February 2021.
During this summit, the Clean Coalition’s Executive Director, Craig Lewis, participated in the panel discussion “Session One: Design for Resilience” on Thursday, 18 February at 9am-11:15am PT.
Dive deeper into the future of green schools through an engaging dialogue about how design should effectively respond to and enable sustainability education and how building industry professionals can help schools live into the promise of greener schools.
This educational summit was hosted by the Center for Green Schools and the Green Schools National Network.
Thursday, February 18th
9:00am – 9:30am PT
Session kick-off and attendee connection moment
Session One: Design for Resilience
The COVID-19 pandemic has stretched the resilience of our communities and our buildings, and it has highlighted the importance of planning for future stressors. How can the building industry respond to support the education sector? This panel will provide reflections on how regenerative design can lead to increased resilience and will share specific examples from the field to give participants tools for implementation.
9:30am – 10:10am
Design for Resilience: Presentations
10:10am – 10:40am
Design for Resilience: Facilitated small group conversations
10:40am – 11:00am
Design for Resilience: Q&A with presenters
11:00am – 11:15am
BREAK + deskside yoga
11:15am – 11:30am
Welcome back and attendee connection moment
Session Two: Design for Social Equity
The past year has seen a widespread reexamination of how racial injustice and inequity has impacted every facet of our lives and the lives of our communities. Schools around the country are taking a renewed look at how they are acting against the forces of racism and inequity and supporting and educating all students more effectively. This session will provide participants with specific examples and tools that can be used in the design process to promote social equity.
11:30am – 12:10pm
Design for Social Equity: Presentations
12:10pm – 12:40pm
Design for Social Equity: Facilitated small group conversations
12:40pm – 1:00pm
Design for Social Equity: Q&A with presenters
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Facilitated topical chats (to be announced)
Friday, February 19th
9:00am – 9:30am
Session kick-off and attendee connection moment
Session Three: Design for Sustainability Education
Our climate crisis demands leadership from every sector–individuals and businesses that are influenced and may in the future be led by the students in our schools. Sustainability education is essential, and the design of school environments can support its success. Our choices about how to design schools signal how seriously we’re taking students’ futures, their future struggles with climate change, and their future opportunities for a green and strong economy. This panel will give rich examples of school buildings that have been designed with student learning at the center–and, in particular, students learning how to build a more sustainable future.
9:30am – 10:10am
Design for Sustainability Education: Presentations
10:10am – 10:40am
Design for Sustainability Education: Facilitated small group conversations
10:40am – 11:00am
Design for Sustainability Education: Q&A with presenters
11:00am – 11:15am
BREAK + deskside yoga
11:15am – 11:30am
Welcome back and attendee connection moment
11:30am – 12:10pm
Virtual Green School Tour (to be announced)
12:10pm – 1:00pm
Facilitated conversation with school tour hosts
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Facilitated topical chats (to be announced)
More information and speakers will be announced in January.