STUDENT DRIVEN SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES
Students Drive the Tiger Pride
"Don't Anticipate, Participate!" Our Mt. Washington Tigers are prideful with their energy and power. They are global citizens, and rightful guardians of our planet. They put into practice the mindset of green sustainability into our school community.
Student Initiatives
Maintain and Use Outdoor Classroom and Hillside Rain Garden
The MWS Outdoor Classroom and blacktop area includes an amphitheatre, blacktop for instruction through play, an aqueduct, four vegetable planting beds, and many native plantings. The Outdoor Classroom not only is a target for substantial run-off but also our students have learned about water conservation, first hand, in our very own Outdoor Classroom. The Outdoor Classroom is used by all grade level teachers. The Outdoor Classroom is used for our annual Earth Day Celebration, Fall Festival, -Walk-A-Thon, Sunfest and other community related events.
Recycling Efforts
MWS students are committed to recycling. Students and staff recycle all paper and all forms of containers. There are paper recycling bins in every classroom and throughout the upper and lower buildings. Energy Captains and Green Leaders have created processes of recycling collectioin to weigh and audit. Every week during the morning announcements winning classrooms are celebrated, students are assigned to take the recycle bins outside for pick-up.
Planting and Harvesting for the Fall Festival
Every year MWS students plant, grow and harvest vegetables and sweet potatoes in the Outdoor Classroom. The students designed the sweet potato beds and maintain the area throughout the year. In November, the students make and enjoy healthy snacks and dishes made from sweet potatoes, learn about preservation methods and solar to chemical energy transfer.
Rain Drain Stenceling
The Green Committee is scheduled to stencil the new bike path rain drains this spring. A new bike path is being installed in Mt. Washington.,The portion of it that runs between the two buildings was completed this winter. Our green team will stencil the storm drains to help traffic on the roads and bike path respect the environment in our school community.
Earth Day Celebration
The Mount Washington School hosts the annual Mount Washington Earth Day Celebration. Our Green Leaders and Energy Captains are at the heart of the instruction. They present share green projects, games and skits with their classmates. Scholars review the amounts of recycling, composting, and energy saved through their green practices.
This event raises awareness of “green” issues and the steps that people could take to reduce their carbon footprint and stimulate the emerging green economy in our neighborhood.
The MWS Outdoor Classroom and blacktop area includes an amphitheatre, blacktop for instruction through play, an aqueduct, four vegetable planting beds, and many native plantings. The Outdoor Classroom not only is a target for substantial run-off but also our students have learned about water conservation, first hand, in our very own Outdoor Classroom. The Outdoor Classroom is used by all grade level teachers. The Outdoor Classroom is used for our annual Earth Day Celebration, Fall Festival, -Walk-A-Thon, Sunfest and other community related events.
Recycling Efforts
MWS students are committed to recycling. Students and staff recycle all paper and all forms of containers. There are paper recycling bins in every classroom and throughout the upper and lower buildings. Energy Captains and Green Leaders have created processes of recycling collectioin to weigh and audit. Every week during the morning announcements winning classrooms are celebrated, students are assigned to take the recycle bins outside for pick-up.
Planting and Harvesting for the Fall Festival
Every year MWS students plant, grow and harvest vegetables and sweet potatoes in the Outdoor Classroom. The students designed the sweet potato beds and maintain the area throughout the year. In November, the students make and enjoy healthy snacks and dishes made from sweet potatoes, learn about preservation methods and solar to chemical energy transfer.
Rain Drain Stenceling
The Green Committee is scheduled to stencil the new bike path rain drains this spring. A new bike path is being installed in Mt. Washington.,The portion of it that runs between the two buildings was completed this winter. Our green team will stencil the storm drains to help traffic on the roads and bike path respect the environment in our school community.
Earth Day Celebration
The Mount Washington School hosts the annual Mount Washington Earth Day Celebration. Our Green Leaders and Energy Captains are at the heart of the instruction. They present share green projects, games and skits with their classmates. Scholars review the amounts of recycling, composting, and energy saved through their green practices.
This event raises awareness of “green” issues and the steps that people could take to reduce their carbon footprint and stimulate the emerging green economy in our neighborhood.