Sustainable Schools Project

Sustainable Schools Project is a dynamic new model for school improvement and civic engagement

designed to help schools use
sustainability as an integrating context
for curriculum, community partnerships, and campus practices.

Latest News & Events

NEW! The Summer Institute at Shelburne Farms: July 30-August 3, 2012

Posted: January 20, 2012

Service-Learning Institute: July 16-20, 2012

Posted: January 20, 2012

Project Seasons - Summer Workshop - Early Childhood Focus: July 17-19, 2012

Posted: January 20, 2012

I Believe: 'We are all the difference-makers' - Anne Tewksbury-Frye

Posted: November 29, 2011

Webinar on Sustainability and Service-Learning

Posted: November 10, 2011

Based on LEAF's (an NGO in Japan) Eco-Card communities in South China are developing their own model.

Students from the Sustainability Academy during Day of Service. Photo by Andy Duback.

Students interview neighborhood proprietors as part of a video for new neighborhood residents. Photo by Andy Duback.

The Intervale Center serves as a field trip site for students to learn about food, farming, and nutrition.

“I think it makes sense to continue doing these projects, getting teachers connected to community pa

A student paints a compost sign during the Sustainability Academy's Day of Service. Photo by Andy Duback.

A student enjoys the salad bar during lunch at the Sustainability Academy. Photo by Andy Duback.

UVM Professor Leon Walls meets with a student in the "Inquiry Classroom" while he dissects an owl pellet.

4th and 5th graders work with Smart Growth Vermont to assess the safety of a street next to Callahan

Students plant an ABC Garden during the Sustainability Academy's Day of Service. Photo by Andy Duback.

Students at Gregorio Luperon in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Students use a report card to assess their neighborhood for quality of life issues such as access to

Check out the Food Foundations curriculum.

Almora, India. A local non-profit, Uttarpradesh Environmental Education Center, runs a program similar to HN/HK.

Children in Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic gather for the Healthy Neighborhoods/Healthy Kids

Students brighten the campus during Sustainability Academy's Day of Service. Photo by Andy Duback.

Planting the ABC Garden during the Sustainability Academy's Day of Service. Photo by Andy Duback.

Students paint rain barrels during the Sustainability Academy's Day of Service. Photo by Andy Duback.

Colorful images captured during the Day of Service at the Sustainability Academy. Photo by Andy Duback.

Fifth grade students from H.O. Wheeler in Burlington, VT present their findings from the Community E

Students from the Sustainability Academy take a break from picking up trash in the Intervale.

Each month a different fruit or vegetable is featured!

The new garden at the Sustainability Academy was designed by families, students, teachers, and SSP staff.

Ogawa Masayoshi and Kinji Yamada from LEAF in Nishinomiya Japan make a presentation about ESD in Japan.

Brent and his students at the Champlain Elementary School work on developing service-learning projec

Teachers exploring a living machine, a model aquatic ecosystem, in South Burlington.

new resources!

Check out our new, updated Tools & Resources section, which includes The Guide to Education for Sustainability, the EFS Starter Kit, the Healthy Neighborhoods/ Healthy Kids Guide, and more...

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