Sustainability Education for K-12 Schools
Earth Care School Garden Tour – Free – June 9th 9am – 3:30pm
You can attend the whole tour or part of it – come enjoy the beauty growing in your local school gardens, cultivated by Earth Care’s Food Cadre members. Free. Snacks provided, please bring a lunch. Carpooling available. Need to contact … (read more)
Cesar Chavez Day Resources
Cesar Chavez Day of Service March 31st Eight states in the US, including New Mexico, honor Cesar Chavez on March 31st. His work as a Mexican American farm worker, labor leader and civil rights activist led to numerous improvements for … (read more)
Freedom Fighters
Freedom Fighters By Nick Gordon, Junior at Monte del Sol Charter School The Literature of Freedom Fighters is a class which focuses on social activists throughout history. A Freedom Fighter by definition is a person who takes part in a … (read more)
Debating Globalization
The Great Globalization Debate By Elliot Ryan What is the link between sustainability and social justice? This is a question I have pondered with upper level high school government and economics classes for years. It all began with a parent … (read more)
Message in a Bottle
Got Water? By Susan Duncan, Kaune Community School The wars of tomorrow may be fought over access to clean water, as the number of people across the planet without enough safe and affordable drinking water is an estimated 1.4 billion … (read more)
Planting Seeds of Change
Creating Fertile Ground for Social Change By Erin O’Neill School gardening has become popular these days, spreading all over the nation as a tool for learning in our public & private educational systems. Students from K-12 and even in many … (read more)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Resources
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service “We call you to commemorate this Holiday by making your personal commitment to serve humanity with the vibrant spirit of unconditional love that was his greatest strength, and which empowered all of the … (read more)
SL Article
Service Learning: Building a Sustainable Santa Fe one Project at a Time by Tammy Maitland, Educator Good news! Service-learning in Santa Fe is alive and well. Coming strong off of National Service-Learning Challenge Week, which took place October 5th through … (read more)
Monte del Sol’s Kitchen & Garden Program
PUBLICATIONS Monte Del Sol's Kitchen & Garden Program by Avree Fe Class of 2010 Here at Monte Del Sol, students love our school garden. Through the garden, students build community and learn about the importance of locally produced food. … (read more)
SSFPlan as Teaching Tool
PUBLICATIONS Using the Sustainable Santa Fe Plan as Teaching Tool By Katherine Mortimer, Supervising Planner, City of Santa Fe The City of Santa Fe's Sustainable Santa Fe Plan outlines the City's program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to make … (read more)