The Green Innovator

DON’T MISS OUT!
Design for a Living World
On view May 14, 2009–January 4, 2010
For more information, please call 212.849.8400. Visit: www.cooperhewitt.org

Ten leading designers have been commissioned to develop new uses for sustainably grown and harvested materials in order to tell a unique story about the life-cycle of materials and the power of conservation and design. The featured designers and places include Yves Behar/Costa Rica; Stephen Burks/Australia; Hella Jongerius/Mexico; Maya Lin/Maine; Christien Meindertsma/Idaho; Isaac Mizrahi/Alaska; Abbott Miller/Bolivia; Ted Muehling/Micronesia; Kate Spade/Bolivia; and Ezri Tarazi/China. On view will be the prototypes, drawings, and finished product created by the designers. The exhibition is co-curated by renowned graphic designer Abbott Miller and Ellen Lupton, curator of contemporary design at Cooper-Hewitt. This is the debut venue in a national tour of the exhibition, organized by The Nature Conservancy.

Museum Hours:
Monday–Friday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday: Noon–6 p.m.
Location:
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is located on Museum Mile, at the corner of 91st Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City. View map.
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
Public Transit:
Public transit routes include the Lexington Avenue 4, 5, and 6 subways (86th or 96th Street Stations), and Fifth and Madison Avenue buses.

Design for a Living World

November 3, 2009

A special Green Innovator™ Workshop will be held at the Regional Career and Technical Education Conference at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational Complex in New York.

Participants will be introduced to our new Green Innovator™ INTERACTIVE WEBSITE, where educators can dialogue with others, upload their project descriptions and photos! We hope that this site will be a creative and idea sharing resource for all those involved.

You can also share in the fun and excitement. Sign up now at the “Continue the Dialogue” link in the box on the right.

Solar One and the NYU Wallerstein Collaborative presented a Free Professional Development session for NYC High School Teachers: The Green Innovator™ – The Perfect Tool for Sustainability Education. Hosted by the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

Where: Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum | 2 East 91st Street, New York, NY 10128
When: March 10th, 2009 | 9am – 1:30pm

Learn More: To learn more please contact Sarah Pidgeon at pidgeon@solar1.org or 212-253-1813. All spots were filled – We will be contacting teachers about upcoming workshops. Please email education [at] solar1 [dot] org to subscribe to this list.

Funding for this workshop has been generously provided by the Japanese Automobile Manufacturing Association (JAMA) and the Motorola Foundation.

The Green Innovator went on the road again! Solar One conductied a Green Innovator workshop at Honda’s Manufacturing Center in Lincoln, Alabama.

On March 3rd, 2009 Honda Alabama hosted a workshop for local High School and Middle School teachers at its Manufacturing site. The workshop offered teachers free curriculum resources, an activity kit and instructions on how to use this program in their classrooms. Honda also generously gave teachers a tour and spoke about how Honda is including aspects of sustainability into their cars and manufacturing processes!

Funding for this workshop has been generously provided by the Japanese Automobile Manufacturing Association (JAMA) and the Motorola Foundation.

NYC High School and Middle School teachers are encouraged to register for this Free workshop being held at the Center for Architecture. Participants will receive a free copy of the Green Innovator curriculum, a kit of hands-on activity materials and a free lunch and breakfast. Teachers will also receive a substitute teacher voucher for their school district so that they may attend. RSVP is required, seating is limited.

Where: Center for Architecture | 536 LaGuardia Place | New York, NY
When: Friday November 7th | 9am – 12pm
RSVP: To RSVP please contact Chris Kennedy at kennedy@solar1.org

The Green Innovator is a new sustainability education program and curriculum aimed at high school students, that explores the process of innovation through sustainable design and manufacturing. With a planet facing a myriad of environmental challenges, The Green Innovator aims to help teachers facilitate a new dialogue with students about the integral role of design and green manufacturing processes in our transition toward a more sustainable future.

Funding for this workshop has been provided by the Motorola Foundation.

The Green Innovator is a trademark of Solar One.

The Green Innovator Program is collaborating with the National Center for Manufacturing Education to present an interactive webinar for teachers around the country.

When: October 15th, 2008 | 4pm (tentative)

Where: Online! Click here to join the webinar!

The Green Innovator™ hits the road, with its first workshop outside of NYC, on site at a sustainable manufacturing automobile plant in Georgetown Kentucky!
When: Friday, March 28th | From 8:30am – 3pm

Where: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (link)
1001 Cherry Blossom Way
Georgetown, Kentucky 40324

As part of the Green Renter Series at Solar One, Christopher Kennedy will introduce a new innovative curriculum and education program called the Green Innovator™ that explores issues of sustainability through design.
When: Monday, March 17th | From 7-8:30pm

Where: Solar One (link)
24-20 FDR Drive, Service Road East
New York, NY 10010

When: Wednesday, February 13th
From 4 – 6pm

Where: The New York Hall of Science (link)
47-01 111th Street
Queens, NY 11368

What’s In Store:
An interactive teacher workshop, free refreshments and networking opportunities. Each workshop participant will receive:

+ A Copy of The Green Innovator™ Curriculum
+ A Powerpoint Presentation Disc
+ A Kit of Hands-On Activity Materials
+ and more!

Developed by Solar One and funding made available by the Japan Automobile Manufacturing Association, Inc.