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Welcome to the Sustainability Academy

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Sustainability:  the shared responsibility for improving the quality of life for all – economically, socially, and environmentally now and for future generations

The Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes, a collaborative partnership of educators, families and the community, integrates the big ideas of sustainability into PreK-5 curriculum and campus practices.

The goal of the Academy is to prepare students to be responsible citizens and agents for change, in their community and beyond.  The Academy is an international model for using sustainability as a lens for place-based education and service learning.  We maintain the highest expectations for academic and personal growth for all of our students and embrace the rich economic and cultural diversity of our community.

Videos







Schoolyard Transformation Project
  





Orangutan Kids  





The Skinny Pancake & SA Mural Project





Artist and BHS teacher Chris Sharp tells the story behind his beautiful
statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., describes his vision for a future statue, and asks for our help in making it possible.





Fall Community Work Day



See more videos here!

Photos




City Hall Art Show 2012

See more photos here!

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In the News

The Sustainability's Outdoor Classroom in 7 Days
"Taking Root" article
"At Burlington's Sustainability Academy, Upgrades are More Than Skin Deep" blog entry
Click on links above to read!


The Sustainability Academy in the Green School Guide (August 2012)
SA featured as a case study for green school renovation
Read here!


The Sustainability Academy Featured on Teacher Hub
(April, 2012)
Earth Day Interview: Eco-Education with the Sustainability Academy
Read here!


Click here to see further news coverage
about the Sustainability Academy


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EFS Scoop

See what's happening in Education for Sustainability across the country!



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Banner photos by Andy Duback

Announcements

Upcoming Events

5/27/2013
- Vacation Day - No School
8:10 AM - 3:00 PM
6/1/2013
- PTO Plant Sale/Tag Sale
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
6/3/2013
Repeating Event - Monday Morning Meeting
8:10 AM - 8:30 AM
6/10/2013
Repeating Event - Monday Morning Meeting
8:10 AM - 8:30 AM
6/13/2013






Meet our Strategic Partner!





Shelburne Farms Video,
featuring SA students!




Sustainability
Word of the Week:


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Last week's word:
sustainability: "To pick up litter and make sure our community is safe and we don't litter. So you should always pick up litter and put it in trash, compost, or recycling. It's just like how we are- we should respect our world."
-JK

"To be sustainable means to be kind." 
-JM