April Launch of Salem Eco-School Network
for Parents of K-5 Children in the Salem area.
Training sessions on Mondays, April 14th, 21st and 28th
6 pm - 8 pm
Straub Environmental Center
1320 A St. NE, Salem
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Background: A proposal to form a Salem Eco-School Network was discussed with Salem-area parents, teachers, and community members. The group enthusiastically endorsed the idea.
What: On Mondays, April 14, 21 and 28, a three-session training for Salem-area K-5 parents (and teachers) will be offered at no cost to kick off the Salem Eco-School Network (ESN). An ESN is composed of parents who wish to volunteer at their children's school by introducing sustainability initiatives and promoting earth-centered activities. Sister ESNs now exist in Portland, Beaverton, and Corvallis, where trained parents from about 60 schools are active.
Who: The training is offered at no cost for Salem-area parents interested in introducing sustainability initiatives and promoting earth-centered activities at their K-5 schools.
Why: This no-cost training has many benefits for the participants beyond learning and applying a tested framework for effective work within an elementary school. Parents with similar goals become acquainted, learn skills that are helpful for working with any group, and learn specific ways to work cooperatively within their respective schools. During the three sessions, each parent clarifies a vision for some change within the school, large or small, and explores strategies, initiatives, and tools that have been used successfully by other ESN parents.
Training sessions will be at Straub Environmental Center and are conducted by the Oregon Eco-School Networks Program within the Center for Earth Leadership.
To get involved, contact Dick Roy, 503-227-2315, dick@earthleaders.org, Oregon Eco-School Networks Program.
For more information, check out the Eco-School Network site, at: http://earthleaders.org/programs/eco-school-networks/
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