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Beginning the Fall ’11 Semester

Despite the title of this post, our dedicated Sustainable Schools team actually began working months before the fall semester began. Summer workshops for high school teachers and training sessions for our six new Fellows (Ann Marie, Ben, Brendan, Jen, Katie, and Omaya) translated into a strong start for the 2011-2012 school year.

We are continue to work with Chandler, Carl Hayden, BioScience and Tempe High Schools. Last year’s strong efforts with Tempe Union High School District has paved the way for us to connect in some capacity with all of the schools in the district. Fellows will be working closely with teaching teams at Tempe High, McClintock, Desert Vista and Marcos de Niza, and our Outreach Fellows will follow-up with the other high schools in the district. Teaching teams are working with our Fellows to define new sustainability projects that address issues of waste, water, food and energy. Though the semester has just begun, plans are being developed for exciting projects with equally exciting names – like the “Tempe High School Stampede to Sustainability: Stomping out Waste” and McClintock High School’s “How Green are you McClintock?”, a project that will include a school-wide recycling survey.

Accompanying our six new Fellows are our four returning ones! In addition to supporting schools in the Tempe Union High School District, Auriane and Sandra will be working on a variety of outreach activities (from Sustainability clubs to conferences!). Tamara and Nigel are focusing their efforts on special community engagement projects as they are a critical platform for sustainability efforts. We are very excited to be moving into year three of our program, and know that the good work of our Fellows is only possible through strong school and district partnerships. Together we’re bringing sustainability science research into our local schools and addressing the challenge of becoming a “sustainable school”.

As always, thank you for reading and come back next week for more exciting updates!