Recent DPS Stories of Sustainability
DPS To Get Electric Buses Through State Grant
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...
Vice President Harris Uplifts DPS Student Climate Activists
Vice President Kamala Harris made a special visit to Northfield High School to speak about the importance of youth voices in the climate movement. In a powerful display of support, she applauded the determination and leadership of DPS Students for Climate Action for...
Attend the Environmental Education Summer Mixer on July 12
**RESCHEDULED TO JULY 12** Let's raise a glass of agua fresca to summer! The MSU Denver School of Education and Colorado STEM EcoSystem invite you to kick back with us at the historic 9th Street Park at Auraria campus. Mix it up with other environmental educators from...
DPS Collaborates with Group14 Engineering
DPS Collaborates with Group14 Engineering: a B Corp Certified Consultancy Firm Specializing in the Energy and Resource Efficiency of Building Design. Read the full interview with Celeste Cizik here.
Spring Updates & Events
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...
See the DPS Climate Action Plan
January 6, 2023 Thanks to the activism of DPS students, we have published DPS' first-ever Climate Action Plan! In it we are changing the narrative from one of climate crisis to one of bold action, innovation, and accountability. The plan focuses on how DPS will reduce...
Winter Sustainability Newsletter
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...
Sometimes I Don’t Breathe
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...