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Recent News and Updates
Health, Wellness, and Green Space Climate Action Day: Student Engagement session
Climate Action Day is next week! Join our office for a virtual student engagement session:
Career Talk: Health, Wellness, and Green Space – Tuesday, April 16 (11AM – 12PM)
Grades 8-12 - Hear from professionals in natural resources, parks and conservation. Learn about their paths to their careers, the roles they serve now, and take part in a Q&A. Register for Career Talk.
Connecting with Nature: Urban “Forest Bathing” Meditation – Wednesday, April 17 (9 – 9:20AM)
All grades - Join a five-senses guided meditation with Bee. Register for Forest Bathing Meditation.
DIY Seed Paper Demonstration (Asynchronous)
All grades - Learn how to make your own seed paper with Wenting. Check out the Seed Paper Demonstration.
NYC Street Trees and Plants Presentation and Stewardship Activity (Asynchronous)
Middle schools - learn about our street trees and native plants with Rodney and Bikal. Coming Soon on Youtube.
8th Annual sustainability project grant
Congratulations to the 182 schools who won our 8th Annual Sustainability Project Grant! We issued over $800,000, our largest amount to date, in these categories:
Funding:
Sustainability & Climate Education
Gardens & Outdoor Learning
Climate Action & Advocacy
Material:
Tower Garden & Training
Water Refill Station
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.
