Wisconsin

Wisconsin Charter Schools Association: www.wicharterschools.org 225 Charter School                                             Contact: Sarah Granofsky sgranofsky@wicharterschools.org 617-416-7924

 

Wisconsin is one of the leading states in the development of green charter schools with environment-focused educational programs and practices. The Green Charter Schools Network, a national nonprofit organization launched in February 2008, is headquartered in Madison, WI. GCSNet’s first national Green Charter Schools Conference, co-sponsored by the University of Wisconsin’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, was held at UW-Madison in November 2008.

The state’s charter school law, first enacted in 1993, allows school districts throughout the state to authorize an unlimited number of public charter schools. The Milwaukee Public School (MPS) District, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and City of Milwaukee may and do authorize charter schools in Milwaukee.

Wisconsin was home to many well-known environmentalists, including Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, John Muir, Aldo Leopold, and Sigurd Olson. Please send us links to Wisconsin green school resources that may be included on this site.

Please contact the Green Charter Schools Network to share information and links to green charter school resources in Wisconsin.

NEW GREEN CHARTER SCHOOLS

Birchwood Discovery School: www.birchwoodcharterschools.com

Niikuusra Community School: www.niikuusra.org

New Century Charter School: www.newcenturycharterschool.org

High Mark Environmental Education Charter School: www.highmarkschools.com/our-team

Red Cedar Institute: www.chetek.k12.wi.us/rcei/

Highland Community Charter School: www.highlandcommunityschool.org

 

 

GREEN CHARTER SCHOOLS Black River Area Green School (BRAGS) Dimensions of Learning Academy Discovery Charter School Eagleville Elementary Charter School Fox River Academy Green Lake Global & Environmental Learning Community Harborside Academy High Marq Environmental Charter School The Green LIFE Charter School Hawley Environmental School Island City Research Academy Mercer Environmental Tourism School Merrimac Community Charter Elementary School Northwoods Community Elementary School Northwoods Community Secondary School Oakwood Environmental Education Charter School Rhinelander Environmental Stewardship Academy River Crossing Environmental Charter School Spruce School Wildlands School Wisconsin River Academy Vesper Community Academy Waadookodaading Charter School

CHARTER SCHOOL RESOURCES Wisconsin Charter Schools Association Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Green Charter Schools Network National Alliance for Public Charter Schools UW-Milwaukee Charter Schools ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION  Aldo Leopold Foundation Conserve School Northland College – Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute Hawley Environmental School International Crane Foundation  NEXT Art+Design+Environment  Organic Valley Family of Farms WI Environmental Education Association UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies Aldo Leopold Nature Center WI Environmental Education Organizations Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Alliance for Sustainability Sustain Dane Driftless Area Land Conservancy Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation Madison Audubon Society Milwaukee Audubon Society Mississippi Valley Conservancy Nature Conservancy – Wisconsin Chapter No Child Left Inside-Wisconsin Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon Society Prairie Enthusiasts River Alliance of Wisconsin Sierra Club – John Muir Chapter Sustain Dane Urban Ecology Center Wisconsin Stewardship Network Wisconsin Wetlands Association Wisconsin Wildlife Federation