Recent DPS Stories of Sustainability
DPS Breaks Ground on New Five-Acre Greenhouse Facility
Oct. 04, 2021 by Will Jones – Director of External Communications First district-based commercial greenhouse in nation to grow “salad bowl” items for schools Denver – Students in Denver Public Schools (DPS) will soon be able to dine on vegetables and fruits from the...
All Careers Watch Party: Making a Living and a Life
The “ALL Careers” approach to education makes explicit connections between environmental knowledge/concern and ALL careers–not just the small segment of the economy made up of “environmental careers” as presently understood. Let’s empower young people to be a part of...
Denver Public Schools Gardens Grow Produce for our Community
Our gardens have never produced more food for our students, schools and community than the summer of 2021. Working alongside community partners Lincoln Hills Cares interns prepare the Farm at Smiley for planting. like Denver Urban Gardens, SustainEd Farms, Grow...
Garden of Youth Marks it’s 10th Anniversary
Interns at Maxwell ES tend the garden while learning job skills. After cancelling all summer programming in 2020 due to COVID-19, Garden of Youth returned for it’s tenth anniversary in 2021. Garden of Youth is a ten week job skill development internship program for...
Volunteers Make all the Difference in our Gardens
As COVID-19 continued to impact our schools and gardens through summer 2021, volunteers and community partners rose to the occasion, coming together on projects, planting and harvesting produce for food banks and building up our community and schools. Without their...
Students Engage Nature at Monarch Montessori
By Melanie Stewart-Lopes Monarch Montessori of Denver is two schools under one roof. First Steps at Monarch Montessori of Denver is the infant through preschool program that is a private, non-profit school and the elementary school is a public charter school through...
Westerly Creek Elementary Celebrates Earth Day with “From Creek to the Lake” Community Clean Up
by Christina Foust, Associate Professor – Department of Communication Studies, April 24th, 2021 The Westerly Creek Elementary School Green Team organized a clean-up “From the Creek to the Lake” in honor of Earth Day on April 24, 2021. About 112 people from over 40...
DPS schools come together to create a Youth Climate Engagement Video
Students and faculty from Northfield High School, Swigert International and Joe Shoemaker Elementary created a video to share with Colorado legislators to promote community voices on climate change. They share how they have been personally impacted by climate change,...