by lindsayweber | Jan 26, 2024 | Built Environment, Career & Curriculum, Environmental Justice, Gardens, News, Resource Management, Transportation, Wellness
The DPS Sustainability Team partnered with Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency on the first-ever Climate Champions Grant Program, which provides $225,000 in funding for DPS students to implement climate action projects in their...
by lindsayweber | Sep 7, 2023 | Environmental Justice, News, Transportation
13 Colorado school districts and charter schools, including DPS, will add electric school buses to their fleets through $24 million in state and federal funding from the Colorado Electric School Bus Grant Program. Read more about the program and benefits for the...
by lindsayweber | Apr 19, 2023 | Built Environment, Career & Curriculum, Environmental Justice, Gardens, News, Resource Management, Transportation, Wellness
Read the spring Sustainability newsletter here, and learn about: DPS students featured in an Education Week article, DPS Earth Day events and teaching resources, and the major changes to Denver’s compost guidelines. Don’t receive the Sustainability...
by Christopher Woodburn | Dec 8, 2022 | Built Environment, Career & Curriculum, Environmental Justice, Gardens, News, Resource Management, Transportation, Wellness
The Winter 2022 Sustainability Newsletter is out. Our team manages utilities for the district, works to reduce our resource consumption by optimizing our buildings for efficiency and to create comfortable learning spaces. We engage students and clubs with their own...
by jackiebell | Nov 7, 2022 | Built Environment, Career & Curriculum, Environmental Justice, News, Resource Management, Transportation, Wellness
DPS Sustainability has been working hard to have an impact on our schools, community and beyond. Conserving resources, saving the district and taxpayers money and transitioning the district to more sustainable practices is only part of the work we do.
by jackiebell | Nov 12, 2021 | Transportation
On Nov. 4, 2021 Denver Public Schools unveiled the district’s first electric school bus at a ceremonial ribbon-cutting ceremony at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Early College (DMLK). Elvis, the first DPS electric bus The bus will service routes for several schools in...
