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

Accomplishment 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
Rosa Parks Earth Day 2019

Sustaining Green Schools

Elementary Schools
Middle Schools
  • Environmental & Adventure School
 

Level Three Green Schools

Elementary Schools
  • Alcott
  • Dickinson/Explorer
  • Ella Baker
  • Mann
  • Mcauliffe
Middle Schools
  • Renaissance School of Art & Reasoning
High Schools

Level Two Green Schools

Elementary Schools
  • Audubon
  • Carson
  • Juanita
  • Wilder
Middle Schools
High Schools

Level One Green Schools

Elementary Schools
  • Bell
  • Blackwell
  • Einstein
  • Emerson K-12
  • Franklin
  • Keller 
  • Kirk
  • Mead
  • Rosa Parks
  • Rush
  • Twain
Middle Schools
  • Evergreen 
  • Finn Hill
  • Kirkland
  • Northstar
  • Redmond
  • Timberline
High Schools
  • Emerson High School
Twain trash sort

Initial Program Entry

Elementary Schools
  • Lakeview
  • Muir 
  • Rockwell 
  • Rose Hill 
  • Smith
  • Thoreau
Middle Schools
  • Rose Hill/Stella Schola
Students separating food waste, garbage and recycleables after lunch

School Sustainability Efforts

Rockwell Elementary Earth Day

On Earth Day, fourth graders at Norman Rockwell Elementary School learned how soil and water are connected during a virtual presentation that introduces students to creatures that live in the soil.

Rosa Parks Elementary Earth Day 2021

Make that Friday-night pizza delicious and nutritious with fresh, home-grown vegetables. As part of Earth Week, the Rosa Parks Elementary PTSA distributed seeds and soil for students to plant at home.