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Sustainability Spotlight

Opportunities Grow at Richland ES with Creation of a Learning Garden

5/5/2016

 
Re-posted from LAUSD Daily
A new Learning Garden was created Thursday at Richland Avenue Elementary, giving students new educational options and the opportunity to connect with nature.

The Kitchen Community, a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening community through food, and the Home Depot Foundation brought together dozens of volunteers to help the kids haul soil, plant garden beds and beautify the campus. 

The Kitchen Community’s landscape architects helped administrators at the West LA campus apply for the $27,000 SEEDS grant from L.A. Unified and also designed the ADA-accessible Learning Garden. Thanks to funding from SEEDS, the District’s Facilities team prepared the surface by providing irrigation for easy watering, installing a decomposed granite walkway and concrete pad to make the space accessible to all students. The Kitchen Community provided raised garden beds and lots of seating for students, as well as curriculum and support for teachers so the garden can be used as an outdoor classroom.

This project is one of many in the district supported by the Sustainable Environment Enhancement Developments for Schools (SEEDS) project, the Los Angeles Unified School District Facilities Services Division curriculum-based greening program. The SEEDS program provides bond funds to help create or improve greening projects that address sustainability, community building, campus enhancement, students and community health and directly supports the District’s school curriculum.
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 “We are all so excited and thankful to be recipients of this beautiful new Learning Garden,” Richland Avenue Principal Gerard Granade said, “It will be the setting for unlimited, rich, hands-on learning experiences for our students.”
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LA Unified Honored by US Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools "District Sustainability Award"

5/2/2016

 
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U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. was joined by Managing Director of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Christy Goldfuss to announce the 2016 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees on the Department's YouTube channel. LA Unified joins 15 Districts, along with 47 schools and 11 post-secondary institutions which were honored for their innovative efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, improve health and wellness, and ensure effective sustainability education.

"I congratulate these schools, districts and post-secondary institutions for their commitment to sustainable facilities, health, and classroom practices," King said. "The healthiest, most inspiring school facilities can and should be another tool to level the playing field, particularly for under-served students. These honorees are 21st century learning environments that encourage every student and teacher to perform at his or her best."

"Earth Day reminds us of the great strides we've made to address climate change and protect our planet, but there is still a long way to go to ensure that our children and grandchildren can experience our earth's natural treasures just as we have," Goldfuss said. "By inspiring young people to connect with their environment every day, today's honorees are creating the next generation of environmental stewards."
The honorees were named from a pool of candidates nominated by 25 states, Washington, D.C., and the Department of Defense Education Activity. The honorees include 41 public schools and six private schools. The schools serve various grade levels, including 27 elementary, 18 middle, and 14 high schools, with several schools having various K-12 configurations. Fifty-one percent of the 2016 honorees serve a disadvantaged student body. The post-secondary honorees include two community colleges and one work-college.

The list of all selected schools, districts, colleges, and universities, as well as their nomination packages, can be found here. A report with highlights on the 73 honorees can be found here. More information on the federal recognition award can be found here. Resources for all schools to move toward the three Pillars can be found here.

    Above:  Plants at the Horticulture Program at Sylmar HS

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    • Program Impact
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      • Solar Initiative
      • Energy Policy
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      • Water Policy
    • High Performance Schools
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      • SEEDS Program
      • Garden Resources
      • Greening Index
      • Greening Partners
      • Campus Ecology Policy
    • Emerging Technologies >
      • Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Pilot
    • Education & Awareness >
      • Awareness Policy
    • Waste Reduction >
      • Waste Reduction Policy
  • What You Can Do
    • Heroes for Zero Contest >
      • Heroes for Zero 2022/23
    • Greening Your Campus
    • Greening Your Office
    • Campus Waste Reduction
    • Green Ribbon Schools
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    • Resource Calculators
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