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Pathways to Action
Pathways to Action
Looking for ideas to get started? Below are a few examples of solutionary actions that can be taken across the Campus, Curriculum, and Community Engagement.
Campus
Entry: Conduct a baseline audit of green building design practices on campus.
Mid Level: Improve the schools green cleaning practices through updating purchasing policies, training all school staff, and educating the school community on these practices.
Full Integration: Create a comprehensive and integrative integrated pest management plan, with the goal of greatly reducing chemical use, with 100% certified green cleaning products. These plans address both preventative pest management practices, training for school staff and teachers, and look at indoors as well as chemicals used in grounds management.
Curriculum
Entry: Provide students with supplemental lessons that examine green buildings.
Mid Level: Create lessons for students to examine green buildings from multiple lenses and identify economic, social, and environmental issues. Students then apply their learning by collecting data from their campuses, developing awareness campaigns and setting up action plans for their school.
Full Integration: Deliver a green building curriculum to every student in the school. Ongoing education paired with campus events and facilities affords students a comprehensive understanding of green building design principles.
Community Awareness & Action
Entry: Host a one-off school and/or community-wide event about the importance of green buildings with at least 10% participation.
Mid Level: Participate in a short-term awareness or action campaign focusing on green buildings (could be focused on design or on green cleaning) with 20-50% participation in the school community.
Full Integration: Implement an ongoing awareness or action campaign focusing on green buildings with over 50% participation in the school community.
Exemplar community impact projects led by administrators
Exemplar community impact projects led by administrators
Not sure which pathway to action is right for you? Browse the Administrator-Led Solutionary Community Impact Project Exemplars to learn about successful and long-lasting environmental action.
Local Solutionary Action Examples
Local Solutionary Action Examples
Want to see what other school communities have done to get recognized? Below are a few examples of Solutionary actions that have been recognized by the San Mateo County Office of Education.
Full-Integration Recognition in Community Action for Zero Carbon Energy
Team of students, community members worked with the School Board of Trustees to approve an ethical investment policy for their schools endowment. This is a significant step towards divesting from the fossil fuel industry. They hope other schools can follow their lead!
South San Francisco High School
South San Francisco Unified School District
Teacher & Student-led Outdoor Learning and Native Habitat Restoration
Los Robles Ronald McNair Academy
Ravenswood City Elementary School District
Jessica Cox, 5th grade teacher at Los Robles Ronald McNair Academy, worked with their students to install a compost bin and wildflower garden outside the classroom.
San Mateo Union High School District
BHS sophomores Olivia Johnson, Emma Gubbels, and Zoe Tsai worked on implementing their Community Impact Project at BHS as part of the Youth Climate Ambassadors program. For their project, the group replaced a 270 square-foot grass patch with a native plant and succulent garden.
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