Environmental impact reports are available each month. As a result of recycling efforts in April, LPS saved:
- 680 trees
- 163,998 kWh of energy
- 279,997 gallons of water
- 132 cubic yards of local landfill space
- 2,400 lbs of air pollution
- 16,400 gallons of fuel
The district’s first ever Climate Champions Club was started at the Saratoga CLC this spring. Club members were able to learn about a variety of environmental topics such as energy, water, transportation, and waste, and they even interviewed the Mayor about the Lincoln Climate Action Plan. [more]
The Green Schools Recognition Program just wrapped up its fifth year, and we are excited to share that over 230 activities were reported from 18 different schools! Several participating schools also earned enough points to receive sustainability project funding.
Congratulations to Kahoa Elementary and Lincoln Southeast High School! They are the top participants in the elementary and secondary levels, which awards them each $500 in sustainability project funding.
Click HERE to see the list of all participating schools and funding earned.
Congratulations to our prize winners of the 20th Annual Cans4Books recycling drive – Huntington, Hill, and Norwood Park elementary schools. And a huge thank you for the efforts of students, staff, friends and neighbors who participated. $1,045 of books will be added to our school bookshelves, and over 40,700 cans were recycled! [more]
Thank you to all of the community members who took their scrap metal to one of our partners, Alter Metal Recycling and Sadoff Iron and Metal Recycling Company, and donated to the LPS Recycling Program. This year the LPS Scrap Metal Drive raised $2,917! [more]
Students and staff volunteers at Lincoln High, Southeast, and Northeast celebrated Earth Day this year by organizing litter cleans up in the community. [more]
Our fabulous garden partner, Community Crops, will now be releasing monthly newsletters that cover all things school gardens! These newsletters will include tips, upcoming events, and a “to-do” list for that particular month in the garden.
Check out the May LPS School Garden Newsletter and their additional resources for Common Pests and Disease and Nutrient Deficiency Guide.
Locker Clean Out - Recycling Reminder
It is that time of year again for locker clean-outs, desk cleaning, and file sorting. Please remember to recycle your purged materials! It is important to make sure recycling containers are readily available where this cleaning is taking place. You may consider setting out a donation collection container for items to be reused as well.
Please contact the LPS Sustainability department if you have any questions about what can be recycled - sustainability@lps.org
Summer Reading
Did you know that LPS is a member of the Green Schools National Network? Included in our membership is free access to Green Teacher Magazine for all of our staff. Be sure to check out their archive of quarterly issues for ideas and inspiration over the summer with username: GSNN password: (GreenTeacherMembers). Log in here.
The Green Schools Catalyst Quarterly is another GSNN publication that is free for anyone to access and showcases the green schools movement all over the country.
Finally, we hope our students, staff, and families will continue to use the fabulous Climate Action Bookshelf that was put together by Library Services. There are resources for all ages that cover wide variety of environmental topics.
Stay connected over the summer
Connect with us on twitter and our facebook page. We will be sharing more of the green schools activities completed this year, as well as ideas and resources for continuing sustainability actions at home!
