8th NYC Green School Conference 2024
Mon, Sep 23
|570 Lexington Ave 12th floor, New York, NY 10022, USA
Time & Location
Sep 23, 2024, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
570 Lexington Ave 12th floor, New York, NY 10022, USA
About the event
In the wake of a changing global environment, the 8th NYC Green School Conference, scheduled for September 23-24, 2024, at the ILR School, Cornell University, New York, emerges as a critical platform.
Coinciding with the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly and the Summit of the Future at UNGA, the conference aspires to pivot educational practices towards sustainability.
Anchored in the UNESCO Greening Education Partnership's four pillars, the Summit of the Future at UNGA's vision, and the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact, this gathering is set to redefine greening education to address contemporary global challenges.
The conference aims to dissect and devise solutions for the multifaceted challenges confronting K-12 schools and higher education institutions, bridging gaps in environmental education and fostering sustainable development.
Our vision is to champion a movement where education becomes a powerful conduit for environmental stewardship, nurturing generations of informed citizens ready…