by jackiebell | Jan 15, 2021 | Wellness
Jessie Whaley Maxwell Elementary School received a Westerra Credit Union grant to renovate the school garden and add perennial fruit and vegetable plants. The garden at Maxwell was developed through a partnership with Denver Urban Gardens (DUG) and the school. A...
by jackiebell | Jan 12, 2021 | Built Environment, Resource Management
Denver Public Schools and McKinstry Launch Energy Performance Contract Project to improve learning environments and student and staff comfort while reducing utility and operations costs at more than two dozen school buildings. McKinstry and Denver Public Schools, in...
by jackiebell | Dec 16, 2020 | Environmental Justice, Gardens, Wellness
Dec 16th, 2020 – Gigia Kolouch – Sustainability Champion The Sustainability Champion series highlights the people forging garden and sustainability pathways in Denver Public Schools. Gigia is among the pioneer garden champions that planted, nurtured and tended the...
by jackiebell | Dec 11, 2020 | Career & Curriculum, Resource Management
Help Us Best Support You To better understand the current state of sustainability education, including the intersection of racial, social and environmental justice, the Sustainability Team has partnered with Dr. Christina Foust (Associate Professor of Communication...
by jackiebell | Jun 6, 2020 | News
Wednesday April 22nd is the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970, a call to action that potentially has even greater meaning today than it did then. And while the planned Earth Day marches have been cancelled, events and other actions have transitioned...
