Our Climate Education Leadership Team has developed two curricula for Summer Rising, aiming to embed climate and sustainability in both instructional and experiential programming:

• Climate and Energy Summer unit (K-8)

• Keeping Cool in a Changing Climate (6-8)

Looking for more sustainability enrichment ideas? Check out resources for summer Climate Action Days!

Existing school truck service for composting and recycling will continue at Summer Rising sites.

Find activities, videos, and more to engage your students in waste sorting, while having direct policy and training resources for various programs.

Plastic Free Lunch Days continue every two weeks during Summer Rising:

• Tuesday, July 7

• Tuesday, July 21

• Tuesday, August 4

• Tuesday, August 18

Custodial and facilities staff in 537 school buildings are committed to saving energy to protect our city's energy supply in extreme heat events this summer, preventing blackouts and brownouts and keeping us all safe and cool.

You can also help keep our neighbors cool and safe all summer long by saving energy at home:

• Turn off lights in unoccupied rooms

• Shut off and unplug devices you aren't using

• Wait to run high-energy appliances like dishwashers and laundry machines until off-peak hours (cooler times of day)

• Keep windows and exterior doors closed in air-conditioned spaces

• Learn more about your unique building:

  • If you have LED lighting and lots of direct sunlight, shutting the blinds during the day can keep your space cooler and save energy