The   Coolest   Schools   2016

Middlebury College, Vermont
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A teacher and students in the garden at L.S. Rugg Elementary School in Alexandria, Louisiana.
School cafeterias are improving how and what they serve their students
Sierra House Elementary, in South Lake Tahoe, California, sports two growing domes.
Schools that embrace eco-design and provide access to nature are teaching the next generation to care about the planet
 
 
 
 
 
Outdoor Preschool
A parent makes the case for Waldkindergarten
Birdacious Buntings
Students in the Lone Star State are getting their binoculars out and their competitive birding game on
Teacher Eryn Norton Moland used a Sierra Club grant to build wind turbines at Perry Lecompton High School in Kansas.
This high school science instructor had her students build wind turbines and then find out the best place to put them