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Sustainability @ Mundo Verde PCS

Begins with Mission and Vision

Who is MV?

Definitions

Relevant frameworks

Incremental Progress - Year over Year

Mission & Goals Mission: To foster high levels of academic

achievement among a diverse group of students by preparing them to be successful and compassionate global stewards of their communities.

Goals:

Academic Performance (skills, knowledge)

Habits of Mind (values and skills in empathy, collaboration, stewardship)

Organizational Performance

Who is Mundo Verde?

404 students, in grades PK3 – 3rd

Will grow through 5th grade,

Launched joint middle high school with four other DC charter language immersion schools

Highly engaged parent community:

90% participation in celebrations and teacher conferences

deeply engaged parent association and volunteer activities

Sustainability is…

Meeting the needs of the present

generations without compromising the

ability of future generations to meet their

own needs.

OR (child-friendly term)

We use what we need and share the rest.

Focused on the interdependence of

ecological, economic, and social systems

Commitment to diversity

Purposefully diverse and culturally

inclusive school

Founded to empower students to reach

their full potential, with the skills to solve

sustainability challenges.

Economic, racial and ethnic diverse

school leadership/board, teaching team,

and student body.

Strategic and deliberate outreach to

include low income and Latino families

Relevant frameworks Australian Education for Sustainability

movement: Holistic approach

U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development: Standards for learning

U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon: National standards for excellence (operations, health, and sustainability literacy) Environmental impact

*Health and wellness

Environmental literacy (esp. STEM, civic skills, and green career pathways)

2011: First Year @ Mundo

Verde

Expeditions framed around sustainability

standards (U.S. Partnership)

Emphasis on health and fitness in school

meals, activities, specials, and events

Priority on outdoor play and learning

Basic recycling program

Establish process for determining baselines

All purchases and major contracts assessed

according to sustainability impact

2012-2014 @ Mundo Verde

Standards-based approach to health and

wellness

Part time staff dedicated to sustainability

coordination

Teaching fellows dedicated to

sustainability-focused specials: garden

(pilot), food/cooking (pilot),

movement/P.E.

Establish garden/outdoor classroom

2012-2014 (continued)

Ramp up recycling, integrate school wide

composting

Collect baseline sustainability metrics

Regularly engage students’ in collecting

data and making improvements

Establish habits of community stewardship

and integrate into expeditions & report

cards

Acquire and develop plan for sustainable

long-term home

2015 and beyond Vertical alignment of expeditions to sustainability

learning standards (not just at each grade, but across grades)

Sustainability metrics used to guide ongoing annual improvements: reducing environmental impact and improving health impact

Students central to assessing and improving upon environmental/health impact

Healthy food cooked onsite, using produce grown on site or locally sourced

Regular access to an urban farm /natural settings

National model for measuring sustainability literacy

Facilities organized around outdoor classrooms and gardens

LEED certified facilities guided by a master sustainability plan to improve performance year over year

Incremental Progress

Goals / vision

Culture/language & the

environment

Relevance in learning

Connection to each human being

& place

having a map/master plan