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 | 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 Christopher Woodburn | Dec 7, 2022 | Career & Curriculum, Environmental Justice, News, Resource Management, Wellness
Dec. 7th, 2022 by Mariah Rosensweig Sometimes I don’t breathe. I hold my breath, hoping that by the time I run out of oxygen, we will have figured out how to repair our relationship to the natural world. I’ve been told I shouldn’t hold my breath, that “saving the...
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 | Aug 20, 2022 | Gardens, Wellness
by Matt Suprunowicz, SustainEd Farms Vega enjoys her new home at Denver Green School Northfield. SustainEd Farms, a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, brings the first goats to Denver Public Schools. As of May, Denver Green School Northfield and Inspire...
