Green chemistry applies a set of principles that reduces or eliminates the use or formation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and application of chemical materials. Although green synthesis and manufacturing methods are beginning to find application in industry, few examples of green chemistry experiments are available for use in the organic teaching lab. We have developed a two-term series of experiments and supporting lecture material based upon the recent advances in green chemical methods. I will describe the existing curriculum and our on-going curriculum development projects, as well as presenting the approach that we take in selecting, testing and optimizing the lab experiments for this course. I will describe progress on external evaluation of the laboratory experiments and our dissemination efforts. In addition, the advantages of this curriculum will be emphasized, including improved laboratory safety, reduced wastestream, more realistic macroscale reactions, use of state-of-the-art green chemical concepts (e.g. recycling, hazard reduction, solvent reduction), and a platform for discussion of environmental issues in the classroom.