The County Office of Education is highlighting educators and student leaders who are bringing solutionary environmental justice and sustainability into their school communities. These changemakers have used their passion and knowledge to make real change, from creating sustainability programs to transforming teaching practices around environmental and social justice issues. Explore the interviews below to learn about each local solutionary changemaker. We hope their stories and experiences encourage you to take action in leading your own school community.
Introducing Our Newest Changemakers
Inspiring High School Students to Take Environmental Action |
Spring 2023 Promoting Biodiversity with Native Plants |
Spring 2023 Science Instructional Coach Sequoia Union High School District Empowering Teachers to Empower Students to Make Solutionary Change During the 2022-23 school year, Daisy collaborated with SUHSD’s Social Studies Instructional Coach, Amelia Greenfield, to lead an environmental literacy professional development cohort to support teachers in SUHSD to create solutions-focused, environmentally-based lessons across different subject areas and grade levels. |
Youth Climate Leaders
and Sustainability Committee Student Leaders |
Spring 2021Graduate Youth Climate Leader and Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Initiative Intern
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Fall 2021 Inspiring Youth To Take Climate Action |
Spring 2022 Empowering Youth Through Environmental Literacy |
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July 2021 District-Wide Climate Emergency Declaration |
Spring 2021 Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Initiative Intern |
Youth Climate Ambassadors Empower Peers To Take Environmental Action |
Teacher Changemakers
Spring 2021 Cultivating Student-Centered, Solutionary Project-Based Learning Opportunities |
Spring 2021 Bringing a Solutionary Lens to High School English |
Solutionary Work and Environmental Advocacy |
Spring 2021 Implementing Restorative Practices in the Classroom |
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Spring 2021 Expanding the Solutionary Lens in the Classroom, and Beyond |
Spring 2021 Inspiring Student Action Through Solutionary Teaching |
Spring 2021 Guiding Students From Knowledge to Action |
Spring 2021 Clean Energy Curriculum and Solutionary Action |
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Spring 2021 Inspiring Students to Be Stewards of the Environment |
Spring 2021 Clean Energy and Sustainable Food Systems |
Spring 2021 Encouraging Students To Be Creative Problem-Solvers |
Spring 2022 Empowering Students to Make a Positive Impact in the Community |
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Spring 2022 Environmental Education Experiences, Both Inside and Outside the Classroom |
Spring 2023 Empowering Students to Divert Waste From Landfills |
Spring 2023 Promoting Biodiversity with Native Plants |
Inspiring High School Students to Take Environmental Action |
Administrator Changemakers
Spring 2021 Green Achiever Award |
Spring 2021 Silver-Level Green Ribbon Schools Recognition |
Spring 2021 Bronze-Level Green Ribbon Schools Recognition |
Spring 2021 Solutionary Partnerships Across San Mateo County |
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Spring 2021 Championing Sustainability at Portola Elementary |
Spring 2021 District-Wide Sustainability Efforts |
Spring 2022 Sustainable Waste Management and Outdoor Learning |
Living Schoolyards |
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Turning Garden Beds into Relevant Outdoor Learning Spaces |
Fall 2023 Principal, Tierra Linda Middle School San Carlos School District Cultivating Outdoor Learning Spaces Kristen shares her process for creating outdoor learning spaces to educate students about healthy food, biodiversity, and equity as well as provide for those who experience food insecurity in our communities. |
Spring 2023 Principal, Green Hills Elementary School Millbrae School District Championing Schoolwide Sustainability Kerry shares her process for implementing a tri-bin waste system on campus and collaborating with school staff to spearhead the school’s Green Team, which empowers fifth grade students to be sustainability leaders on campus. |
Spring 2023 Science Instructional Coach Sequoia Union High School District Empowering Teachers to Empower Students to Make Solutionary Change During the 2022-23 school year, Daisy collaborated with SUHSD’s Social Studies Instructional Coach, Amelia Greenfield, to lead an environmental literacy professional development cohort to support teachers in SUHSD to create solutions-focused, environmentally-based lessons across different subject areas and grade levels. |
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