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GraduateGreen

A BH​​S​ustainability initiative to cultivate learning and leadership for a sustainable future

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We are all accountable for our students' future

BHS does an outstanding job of preparing students — for a future that does not exist. For the wrong future.  Securing the world in an era of climate change is not up to the next generation.  It's up to all of us to build and model a culture of sustainability in our schools.  That includes school staff, our parent and stakeholder community, our coaches and advisors, and our PSB leadership.  We must all create the culture we want — and need.  Each group of stakeholders has a role to play:
Students

Organize and demand change from our school by meeting with Administrative leaders, demanding curricular changes, proposing school-based legislation (student council and legislature) and amplifying ideas in the school newspaper.
Staff

Model sustainable practices and set norms for minimizing use of supplies, recycling, composting and commuting.  Embed sustainability across the curriculum.  Support student sustainability initiatives  and activism.
Community

Parents and caretakers demand that schools prepare students to sustain themselves in a climate crisis.  Join school Green Teams to advocate for sustainable cafeteria menus, school gardens, curriculum and making sustainability a core school mission.

Building a school-wide sustainability culture

Embedding sustainability into your school mission and practice requires organizational change.  We need to see all components of a school as part of the curriculum that is accessible to all students and provides opportunities for participation and input.  That includes the cafeteria and extra curricular programming.  Learn about the different BHS GraduateGreen initiatives.
Graduate Green Curriculum Concept map and more

Embed the 6 themes of sustainability into your curriculum.  See school-wide curriculum (Advisory lessons, workshops...).    ➤ Go...
3 R's of Waste:
​Reduce, Redirect, Re-educate

What to compost and recycle in Brookline schools? What's the climate impact of our food service and waste.  ➤ Go...
Community initiatives and Challenges​

Learn about the TAP Water challenge, ​PULP Paper challenge and more.  ➤ Go...
  • Food Waste
Communication and school sustainability data

  • Baseline student survey
  • Focus groups
  • ​Newsletter: Subscribe!
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Timeline:  GraduateGreen Rollout
  • September-October, 2019: Brand testing with school staff and stakeholders
  • ​October-November, 2019: Establish stakeholder connections:  Waste Advisory Council, Department of Public Works; Food Services; Librarians; Information Technology; Student tech; school newspaper; community partnerships (Mothers Out Front, Green Teams)
  • Publication of GraduateGreen newsletter 

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