![Student at Mann Toymaker event]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575569072/lwsdorg/watgksplmairctldeche/mann-toymaker-thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575569072/lwsdorg/watgksplmairctldeche/mann-toymaker-thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575569072/lwsdorg/watgksplmairctldeche/mann-toymaker-thumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
Horace Mann Elementary second graders got a hands-on toy-building lesson from “Mr. Toymaker,” Rick Hartman.
![Symetra Heroes in the Classroom: Nova Frank]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575327972/lwsdorg/hhvpjufuipkwssbonqpq/nova-frank-symetra-heroes-thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575327972/lwsdorg/hhvpjufuipkwssbonqpq/nova-frank-symetra-heroes-thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575327972/lwsdorg/hhvpjufuipkwssbonqpq/nova-frank-symetra-heroes-thumb.jpg","width":800}])
![Rush Read a Thon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574881988/lwsdorg/apqkeyqsx4hoitkybh39/rush-read-a-thon-thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1574881988/lwsdorg/apqkeyqsx4hoitkybh39/rush-read-a-thon-thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574881988/lwsdorg/apqkeyqsx4hoitkybh39/rush-read-a-thon-thumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
![Kirby Larson visit to Juanita Elementary]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574185735/lwsdorg/nl4haba8xkefy5ljpqzp/IMG_5910edit-KirbyLarsonJuanitavisit.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1574185735/lwsdorg/nl4haba8xkefy5ljpqzp/IMG_5910edit-KirbyLarsonJuanitavisit.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574185735/lwsdorg/nl4haba8xkefy5ljpqzp/IMG_5910edit-KirbyLarsonJuanitavisit.jpg","width":800}])
![Frost fish hatchery visit]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574184468/lwsdorg/zqim9eloviy62botjy8t/frost-fish-hatchery-thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1574184468/lwsdorg/zqim9eloviy62botjy8t/frost-fish-hatchery-thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574184468/lwsdorg/zqim9eloviy62botjy8t/frost-fish-hatchery-thumb.jpg","width":800}])
Student Learning
Students learn about sustainability through instruction on conservation and natural resources in science, social studies and other areas.
Community partners also provide assistance. For example, the King County Green Schools Program provides assistance, educational resources and recognition for schools. Sustainability Ambassadors inspires students to initiate sustainability goals in their communities and measure performance along the way.
King County Green Schools in LWSD
| Sustaining Green School | Level Three Green School | Level Two Green School | Level One Green School | Initial Program Entry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adds at least one new conservation practice or education strategy each year | ✔ | ||||
| Adds pollution prevention education and actions | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Adds energy conservation education and practices | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Meets waste reduction and recycling criteria | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Working to achieve Level One status | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Level Three
Green Schools
Middle Schools
- Environmental & Adventure School
- Renaissance School of Art & Reasoning
High Schools
- Eastlake
- Redmond
Level Two
Green Schools
Elementary Schools
High Schools
|
Initial Program Entry
Elementary Schools
- Alcott
- Lakeview
- Muir
- Rockwell
- Rose Hill
- Rush
- Thoreau
Middle Schools
- Rose Hill
- Stella Schola
School Sustainability Efforts
![EHS honor biology students in greenhouse]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1561490130/lwsdorg/r6krd31e6lezxpyktciy/IMG_7430.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1561490130/lwsdorg/r6krd31e6lezxpyktciy/IMG_7430.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1561490130/lwsdorg/r6krd31e6lezxpyktciy/IMG_7430.jpg","width":800}])
Science teacher Jason Wessels wants his students to understand the world around them.
![Dickinson Elementary Wetlands Green Ribbon School Award for District]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558636504/lwsdorg/bwudfockuul7dafajt7g/dickinson-elementary-green-ribbon-schools.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558636504/lwsdorg/bwudfockuul7dafajt7g/dickinson-elementary-green-ribbon-schools.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558636504/lwsdorg/bwudfockuul7dafajt7g/dickinson-elementary-green-ribbon-schools.jpg","width":800}])
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that Lake Washington School District (LWSD) is among one of only 14 school districts in the U.S. to be given the 2019 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School District Sustainability Award.
Watch this KING 5 story to see an example of the award-winning sustainability efforts that are happening throughout LWSD.
![Sandburg/DCS Green School award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1557254301/lwsdorg/wab7r3ixeaqu94ypcast/IMG_1252_web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1557254301/lwsdorg/wab7r3ixeaqu94ypcast/IMG_1252_web.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1557254301/lwsdorg/wab7r3ixeaqu94ypcast/IMG_1252_web.jpg","width":800}])
Our school district has 34 schools participating in the King County Green Schools program this year. But only one has reached Level 4/Sustaining Green School recognition.