Sustain DCSD
May 2015
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COO tour of sustainable schools!
Sedalia, Pioneer, and Heritage elementary schools graciously hosted Thomas Tsai, Chief Operating Officer of Douglas County School District (DCSD), as he toured sustainable initiatives throughout the district. Tsai was visiting a few schools to learn more about their journey toward sustainability. Chicken coops, gardens, composting, Walk or Wheel Wednesdays, upcycled jewelry and crafts, and energy conservation were just some of the wide range of green initiatives students demonstrated. All three schools did a wonderful job, thanks for all your work!
Sedalia
Pioneer
Heritage
Green Up Our Schools Grant Program
Cherry Valley Elementary's Mobile Agriculture Lab
WORKSHOPS
Learn to Compost
In partnership with Denver Recycles, Denver Urban Gardens offers free classes in composting several times a month from April through October. All public compost classes are hosted at the compost demonstration site at their Gove Community Garden, located at 13th and Colorado in Denver.
Saturday, May 9th, 9:00 - 11:00am (Worm Workshop)
Wednesday, May 13th, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Saturday, May 16th, 9:00 - 11:00am (Build-A-Pile)
Wednesday, May 20th, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Saturday, May 23rd, 9:00 - 11:00am
Wednesday, May 27th, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Saturday, May 30th, 9:00 - 11:00am
Each compost class is a two-hour, hands-on workshop in the basics of backyard composting. Worm Workshops are special classes that cover vermicomposting techniques. Build-A-Pile Workshops are special classes in which participants help to build an entire compost pile, and receive hands-on experience in incorporating different materials into a compost pile, chopping ingredients, watering, and turning the pile.
All workshops will be open for registration one month before each class date. For dates and to register: http://dug.org/compost/.
Introduction to Garden-based Cooking
Taste, flavor, cook! Students love cooking from the garden, but it can sometimes be a stressful activity for teachers and garden leaders. Learn how to lead engaging cooking classes, how to teach knife skills safely and simple cooking activities that can be used in any garden situation. Our partner, Slow Food Denver, will lead this engaging workshop!
Cost: $20. The fee for this workshop covers the cost of materials. The fee for this workshop covers the cost of materials. Full and partial scholarships are available upon request.
More information can be found at http://dug.org/educator-workshop-may.
Thursday, May 7, 2015, 05:30 PM
Denver Urban Gardens, 1031 33rd Street, Denver, CO, United States
Resources
Sustainability Program "Meeting Space"
Don't forget to use the Sustain DCSD collaborative space on Google Drive called Sustainability Program. If you aren't able to access it, just email us and we will invite you to it. In it, you will find:
- Open Discussions - This is our meeting space! We want all of you to post your questions, concerns, problems, and solutions in here so that we can learn from each other. There are so many amazing initiatives all around the district, and it will be great to be able to reach out to one another!
- Eco-Schools - Here is some information on their auditing process.
- Elementary Schools, High Schools, and Middle Schools - You will find your school name in each of these files. These are meant for you to share photos (make sure you have media releases from all students!), success stories, data, project outlines, anything you want us and other schools to know about your programs.
- Incentive Program FY 14-15 - This is everything you need to know about this year's Energy, Waste and Consumption, and Behavioral Incentive Program. Be sure to register every year in order to participate.
- Sustainability Updates - This is where the District Sustainability Team will share updates with you and file our newsletters.
Sustainability at Douglas County School District
Email: sustainability@dcsdk12.org
Website: www.dcsdk12.org/sustainability
Location: 3002 State Highway 83, Franktown, CO 80116, United States
Phone: 720-663-1206
Facebook: facebook.com/sustainDCSDK12
Twitter: @sustainDCSD
LeeAnn Westfall
- Waste Management questions and concerns
- Energy, Waste, and Behavioral Incentive Programs
- Eco-Schools USA
- U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools
Courtney Kuntz
Courtney is a service-learning and green schools advocate. Call her for things such as:
- School presentations on recycling, composting, energy, etc.
- Consulting for your sustainability project
- Red Apple Recycling, Crayola ColorCycle, Terracycle
Mike Duncan
Mike is our energy guru, helping to track data and usage for all schools. He can help you with:
- Finding out your baseline energy data for auditing purposes
- Provide guidance on how to read your energy data
- Provide reports on your energy use