All
levels of education embrace creation care as a central theme
impacting all disciplines. Students of all ages are guided in
reconnecting to the natural world. Youth are instructed and counseled
in value, lifestyle, and career choices that demonstrate stewardship
of the earth. Schools practice sustainable building design and
transportation patterns.
Solar Project Moves Ahead at Eastern Mennonite University
A crane hoists pallets of solar panels to the roof of Hartzler
Library at
Eastern Mennonite University as work moves forward on the largest
solar
project in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Eastern Mennonite University is adding a solar roof to its library
in what
will become the largest solar project in Virginia.
More than 300 photovoltaic panels will cover some 10,000 square
feet on
the library roof. Southern Energy Management of Morrisville, N.C.,
is
handling the installation with a projected completion date of
mid-November, 2010. read more
Merry Lea Offers Climate Change Conference
For most congregations, looking ahead means passing next year’s
budget or deciding which pastor to hire. Rarely does global climate
change come up in Sunday morning conversations.
This made Earth as Ally: Facing Climate Change Together a unique
opportunity for Christians wanting to grapple with vexing
contemporary issues like rising sea levels and melting permafrost.
The weekend conference took place at Merry Lea Environmental Learning
Center of Goshen College, Wolf Lake, Ind., September 17 – 19, 2010.
Summaries from this hands-on look at how our choices
about land management curb or contribute to climate change are
available on Merry Lea's web site.
Golf Cart Rolls with Kansas Sun
NORTH NEWTON, KAN. – During one of the hottest Kansas summers
in recent memory, Roger Reimer of Bethel College’s maintenance
department has been putting all that sun to extra good use – to
drive his solar-powered golf cart around campus.
It all started out as “a little experiment” with his cart. “I
am interested in alternative energy,” he explains. He hopes driving
the solar cart around Bethel will “create interest in alternative
energy on campus.” read more
More
stories about people caring for creation in school
settings.
Mennonite Creation Care Network seeks examples
of schools of all levels, from kindergarten to graduate education,
where environmental stewardship is taught and practiced. Send
stories to lukeag@goshen.edu or jenniferhs@goshen.edu.
Click here to reach
our web-searchable
Creation Care Resource Library. Search for resources especially
for schools, as well as search under a variety of topics.
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Luke Gascho provides leadership for MCCN.
Contact
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