Starting Monday in Atlanta, Georgia, Woodward Academy began hosting the National Association of Independent School’s (NAIS) fifth annual Institute for Leadership in Sustainability (ILS). 2nd Green Revolution will attend the conference and report back on news and ideas being shared. The conference will feature speakers across the education spectrum. One of the presenters will be Professor Peggy Barlett of Emory University, mentioned in an earlier post for her role in spearheading the sustainability initiative at Emory University, also in Atlanta. It will run until midday Thursday and bring together school community members from as far as the Hawaiian Islands, as well as international guests from Frankfurt, Germany.

Wynn Calder, president of Sustainable Schools, LLC out of Washington DC, is the event organizer. In an email to participants, Mr. Calder said that the conference “will have an inspiring mix of general sessions run by experts in the field, elective sessions run by our core faculty members, and time with colleagues to share ideas, experience, and advice.” The full list of speakers follows below:

Faculty

* Wynn Calder, ILS chair; director, University Leaders for a Sustainable Future; Principal , Sustainable Schools, LLC (DC)
* Barb Egan, adjunct faculty; Vice President for Finance and Administration, Woodward Academy (GA)
* Becca Leslie, Environmental Science Teacher, Sustainability Coordinator, Northfield Mount Hermon School (MA)
* Craig Westcott, Director, Samson Environmental Center, and Curriculum Coordinator, Darrow School (NY)

Presenters

* Peggy Barlett, Professor of Anthropology, Emory University (GA)
* Jon Isham, Luce Professor of International Environmental Economics,  Middlebury College (VT)
* Julie Newman, Director, Yale Office of Sustainability, Yale University (CT)
* Monica Parker, Consultant, Triad Consulting (MA)
* John Turenne, president and founder, Sustainable Food Systems (CT)

- Eric Wilson

[image source: NAIS]