The Chappaqua Central School District Sustainability K-12 Student Learning Standards define what K-12 students should know and be able to do to be “Sustainability literate.” Included are three overarching student learning standards or essential understandings followed by a summary chart (Table 1) of Education for Sustainability (EfS) concepts by K-2, 3-4, 5-8, and 9-12 grade bands. Grade band concepts are organized by components that are directly connected to the three learning standards. Following the summary chart are four individual grade band tables (Tables 2, 3, 4, and 5) that include the Sustainability concepts with example performance indicators. A glossary of terms is found at the conclusion of the document.

The standards were developed by the K-12 and Teacher Education Sector of the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development (USPESD) and revised for CCSD by a team of teachers, parents, students, and administrators. For more information about the USPESD please visit www.uspartnership.org.