What We Do
Sustainable Schools
Become a SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL
Earth Care provides the following programs and services to K-12 public, private, and charter schools. Click on the links below to find out more.
Reduce your school’s environmental impact with this outreach education program. Through one-hour hands-on lessons and a community action project, Earth Care educators will work with you and your students to examine and make changes in your school’s water, waste, energy, food, transportation systems. Earth Care’s Outreach Educators provide quality outreach programs customized to meet the individual needs of elementary, middle and high school groups in achieving a deeper understanding of our environment and community.
Use school gardens to teach life sciences, grow food for your school meal program, and raise awareness about childhood hunger and health issues.
A project of Earth Care’s Youth Allies for Sustainability, the Student Coalition is a youth-led group of students representing middle and high schools throughout the City working together to make Santa Fe the first *green* school district in the Country. They work with fellow students & schools’ green clubs to lead campaigns to address each of the eight Eco-Schools Pathways.
Get your school’s sustainability efforts recognized! Schools are asked to submit nominations for projects completed in during the school year that reduce their school’s impact on the environment in the following categories: Consumption & Waste, Water, Energy, Food, Transportation, School Grounds & Outdoor Habitat, Green Hour, Global Dimensions.
School Sustainability Coordinators
Give your school’s sustainability or garden program a boost with a full-time trained environmental educator/project coordinator to support your programs! Earth Care is now accepting applications from schools to host AmeriCorps volunteers for the 2011-2012 school year. Principals and teachers may apply on behalf of their school.
Bring in Earth Care staff to provide training to teachers during in-services at your school or sign up for one of our many workshops offered throughout the year.
For more information or to discuss any of these opportunities contact: Christina Selby at Christina@earthcarenm.org, 983-6896.