Holy Family School Goes Green!

Our Green Schools Program: 

• Supports King County Green Schools conservation goals.
• Encourages student leadership.
• Supports NGSS and Washington State’s Integrated Environmental and Sustainability Learning Standards

Holy Family School has dedicated itself to becoming a King County Certified "Green School." We are currently a Level One Green School and working on Level Two.  Our 8th grade class has become our "Green Team," and encourages green practices like Waste-Free Wednesdays, where every child is encouraged to pack a waste free lunch, along with educational assemblies featuring, "Garbage Boy" and "Recycling Man!"  

What we do to encourage green practices:

• G.O.O.S. Bins: a place to store and reuse paper that is Good On One Side
•  2 recycling bins in each classroom
• Classroom Eco-Connections workshops sponsored by King County
• Development of Worm Bins for Vermi-compost within the classroom
• Electronics Collection for recycling
• Recycling assemblies presented by King County
• Presentations by "Recycle Man," "Compost Boy," and "Garbage Guy"
• Waste-Free Wednesdays
• Growing vegetables in two large grow boxes
• Middle school students research and compare different forms of energy productions, and weigh the pros and cons of each
• Tracking garbage and recycling rates within the school
• ​Water bottle refill stations are located in the parish hall and breezeway, we encourage reusable bottles
  

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