Los Altos High junior Austin Toubassi recognizes that promoting sustainable practices in an effort to slow climate change and prevent waste on a large scale can start with one initiative
The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) congratulates the Maryland 2023 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) announced on April 20, 2023. This week, the U.S. Department of Education announced the 2023 ED-GRS Awardees, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees, and one school and one district from Maryland are among the 2023 ED-GRS. The two Maryland honorees are Watershed Public Charter School (WPCS) in Baltimore County and Queen Anne’s County Public Schools (QACPS). “The Maryland State Board of Education takes great pride in the ED-GRS recognition of WPCS and QACPS. Not only do these schools emphasize environmental literacy, sustainability, and conservation, they all establish healthy physical environments where our children learn, grow, and thrive,” said State Board of Education President Clarence C. Crawford. "Congratulations to WPCS and QACPS for setting a standard of excellence in environmental
Chief Leschi Schools and Pioneer Elementary School (Peninsula School District) earn recognition for their efforts in environmental and sustainability education