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Recent News and Updates
Congratulations to the 31 winners of our Climate Action Challenge!
This inaugural program was designed to encourage all NYC Public Schools to build school-wide and long-lasting climate action projects and give sustainability superstar schools some recognition!
Schools had to participate with rigor in all 4 Climate Action Days AND demonstrate impactful projects in four other climate action categories.
Each winning school won $2,500 for a climate action project next school year. Click here to see the list of all the winning schools!
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
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.
