The Washoe County School District

While part of these school’s successes in the realm of sustainability can be attributed to their location, they also take advantage of new technologies they have invested in.

The LAUSD is the second largest in the nation with more than 640,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade, covering over 900 schools, and 187 public charter schools. The LAUSD is committed to equity and access to excellent education and schools for all of its 640,000 students. To realize its mission, the LAUSD identified five strategies including the following: (1) Transform teaching and learning so that it can prepare all youth to graduate college and become workforce ready (2) Ensure there is an effective employee at every level of the organization focused on improving student outcomes (3) Provide a portfolio of high quality schools for youth, families, and communities (4) Ensure a safe, caring, and nurturing environment for all youth (5) Operate on an effective, efficient, and transparent organization in order to assure the public trust (‘District Strategies’, 2015). The LAUSD operates based on the following core beliefs: start with students; families are our partners; success is in the classroom; diversity is our strength; and effective teaching, leadership, and accountability are the keys to our success (‘LAUSD Core Beliefs’, 2015).

Sustainability is an idea that we have been taught in different connotations that has influenced the way I choose to live by. To me, sustainability is preserving ourselves and our environment to live comfortably but also to preserve the world around us for future generations to live comfortably. I plan to take these thoughts into college with me by pursuing a degree in nursing where I know I can learn those skills through the Lutes’ program offered. Being a nurse and graduating from a program that teaches the important values

Environmental sustainability is the ability to be able to continue a certain process or use a certain resource indefinitely (Mason). For example, if you’re using a certain resource and you know it’s going to run out one day, that resource is unsustainable. Sustainability is important because a lot of the practices that we do in modern society from agriculture, to energy source, and even development, are completely depleting our resources. This practices were also made to accommodate our fast pace lifestyle, everything is built and made to be fast and cheap, nothing is made to last anymore. Many people are realizing the importance of being sustainable and the world is slowly changing to sustainable practices like Renewable energy and sustainable agriculture, while also changing the fast and easy mind set to a more “reusable” one. Brevard College has boarded the sustainable train of the world by making several additions to the school like solar panels, alternative transportation options, a Fair trade and organic Coffee shop, and several environmental based clubs. Although they are heading in the right direction, many changes still need to be made in order to achieve a well-developed sustainable campus.

Before my campus tour, a presentation was given on Dickinson College and its core values. During the presentation, the speaker explained how sustainability

The foundations of the plan are collaboration and community engagement. Sustainable DC recognizes that in order to achieve lasting and sustainable results within 20 years, focusing on the people behind the change is the most important factor. The pillar of the sustainable plan was built from ideas of DC community members, providing full disclosure to the public. Community members were able to easily read, vote and write ideas and inputs for the major goals of the plan and ways to achieve its stated

Ever since I was a young child, I had a passion for nature. Aided by my parents, this drive was always fueled by day hikes, week long tenting trips, beach days, and long walks in the woods. This exposure to nature made me realize how precious and fragile it was. My passion for nature then escalated into a passion for the environment and protecting it. After taking Environmental Science at high school my junior year, I was able to blossom that passion for environmental protection into a reality with the inception of the Sustainability Squad. The sustainability Squad is an environmental awareness club who’s mission is, “promoting a sustainable lifestyle in and around York high school by spearheading initiatives such as the garden center and

From the beginning of my college career at NWACC, I knew I wanted to pursue a sustainability minor when I transferred to the University of Arkansas. At that time in my life, I did not really know what sustainability was or how it related to the workforce. I just knew it was a buzz word that would hopefully propel my resume to potential employers to the top of their list of candidates. My thoughts of sustainability were self-promoting, selfish, and a means to an end. Consequently, my focus was on economic gain with no regard for social or environmental impact. That line of thinking was exactly the opposite of what sustainability is and stands for.

Sustainable practices can be implemented in any workplaces and regardless of how green a workplace may be there is always room for improvement. In a school environment such as Paralowie R -12 there are a variety of both positive a negative sustainable practices.

Sustainability is a topic that has become very important in recent years. Sustainability is defined as, “the ability to continue a defined behavior indefinitely.” ("Finding and Resolving the Root Causes of the Sustainability Problem", 2014)

Sustainability development has three components: environment, society, and economy. If you consider the three to be overlapping circles of the same size, the area of overlap in the center is human well-being. As the environment, society, and economy become more aligned, the area of overlap increases, and so does human well-being. Therefore, education for sustainable development (ESD) is the use of education as a tool to achieve sustainability. Simply put, ESD is a way to make the world a safer, healthier, and more livable place for us and future generations (McKeown, 2002, pgs 7-9).

Each year, EarthCorps leads thousands of volunteers in environmental service projects in Western Washington. They work with schools, businesses, nonprofits, government agencies and ultimately the community to work together towards a venture called the Green Seattle Partnership. The objective of this partnership was to “promote a

This school has been created recently to have a friendlier environment as well as long lasting buildings. Sustainable or also known as green architecture has its own unique techniques and methodologies to ensure that the building is long lasting and eco-friendly.

This report is designed to investigate the rationale behind teaching Education for Sustainability (EfS) in early childhood education, through investigating the relevant issues and concept of sustainability in relation to the pedagogies and principles of early years education. The initial part of this report will focus on three issues of sustainability, all falling under the greater sustainability concept of waste management. The report will then go on to articulate the role and importance of EfS in early years principles and pedagogies. Finally, some teaching strategies for teaching EfS will be outlined.

The actual definition of sustainable development may not be accepted by everyone but what is important is the recognition that sustainable development is about the balance of the connected Es, Economy, Environment, and Equity.