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Recent News and Updates
Climate Education on Chancellor’s Day
By teachers, for teachers: that’s the model for the teachers and administrators on our Climate Education Leadership Team (CELT), who are advancing climate education in NYC! Join them on Chancellor’s Day and bring climate into your classroom with this PD. We have four workshops, created and led by the educators on CELT:
Water Climate Action Day Ideas & Support
Civics for All + Climate Ed: Support Civics Seal of Readiness with Climate Service Projects
Mapmaker: Using Data Visualization to Teach about Climate Change
Food Waste Reduction: About Office of Food and Nutrition Services Donation Program and Share Table policies
Each workshop will be 50 minutes, with an hour lunch. Up to 4 CTLE credits are available. Register for Chancellor's Day PL.
Thursday, June 6
9AM - 2PM
Virtual - Register for link
Reduce End of Year Waste
Have extra supplies to clean out? Don’t throw them out! We’re partnering with Materials for the Arts (MFTA) on two ways to keep classroom supplies out of landfills:
Host Your Own Classroom Supply Swap
Have your own supply swap at your school to trade excess supplies with your colleagues. This is a great option you can put together with your colleagues or PA/PTA.
Donate Classroom Supplies to Materials for the Arts (MFTA)
Come to MFTA’s warehouse in Long Island City to donate excess supplies.
Thursday, June 20 (2-6PM)*
Monday, June 24 (9AM-2:30PM)
Wednesday, June 26 (9AM-2:30PM)
Friday, June 28 (9AM-2:30PM)
*On Thursday, June 20, you can also come shop MFTA’s Reuse Center!
Congratulations to the winners of the plastic free lunch day artwork contest!
We are absolutely blown away by the 450+ submissions we received from D75 and K-8th grade students for our inaugural Plastic Free Lunch Day Artwork Contest! Each submission was reviewed based on the design's subject relevance, call-to-action/message, overall design, and artwork quality.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Kindergarten: Ayaan Mohamed Arshad - P.S. 131 Abigail Adams
1st Grade: Ansh Oberoi - P.S. 051
2nd Grade: Lily Bahadur - P.S. 121 Throop
3rd Grade: Claire Lee - P.S. 199 Jessie Isador Straus
4th Grade: Anjha Alighandhi - P.S. 031 Samuel F. Dupont
5th Grade: Bidhusmita Paul - P.S. 131 Abigail Adams
6th Grade: Katherine Gamaylo - New Voices School of Academic & Creative Arts
7th Grade: Basma Hajji - I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro
8th Grade: Lamont McPhatter Jr. - J.H.S. 292 Margaret S. Douglas
D75: Rachaell Rodriquez-Abreu - P.S. Q233
8th Annual sustainability project grant
Congratulations to the 182 schools who won our 8th Annual Sustainability Project Grant! We issued over $800,000, our largest amount to date, in these categories:
Funding:
Sustainability & Climate Education
Gardens & Outdoor Learning
Climate Action & Advocacy
Material:
Tower Garden & Training
Water Refill Station
2022-23 annual report
Our 2022-23 Annual Report is here! The 2022-23 school year was a busy one! We:
Advocated to include NYCPS K–12 climate goals in PlaNYC, including first-ever education goals
Reached 17.7 cumulative megawatts (mW) of clean energy through solar installations
Expanded Curbside Composting to all Bronx K–12 schools
Led twenty climate-focused professional learning opportunities and events, including workshops facilitated by teacher members of the Climate Education Leadership Team (CELT)
Awarded $611,513 in funding and materials to 146 schools through our Annual Sustainability Project Grant Program, the largest sum yet
We couldn't have done this without our students, staff, families, and partners - thank you!
Climate Education in PlaNYC
For the first time, climate education is in NYC’s strategic climate plan!
Alongside reducing greenhouse gas emissions in our school buildings, PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done formalizes climate education and green workforce training goals.
Key commitments include:
Integration of climate education across all subject and grade areas
Establishing a school certification program for climate education
A Climate Action Day in all public schools in the 2023-24 school year
NYC Public Schools are also expanding green workforce education, with a focus on climate sustainability, resilience, and the green economy.
We owe our Climate Education Leadership Team gratitude - this group of educators directly contributed to these goals!
We could not do it without our partner organizations, and our partnerships within NYC Public Schools and other City agencies!
Access the full PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done, and check PDF pages 59-60 and 64 for climate education commitments.
