May 18

St. Anne School awarded $1500 sustainability grant

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The Washington Department of Ecology will be awarding 45 public and private schools across the state with cash for reducing waste and promoting sustainability through ongoing waste reduction efforts, environmental programming, and innovative curriculum.

Each of the winning schools will be receiving awards ranging from $150 to $3,150 (for a total of $28,975) from one of three categories: The Seed Award, which assists schools with initial start-up costs for the promotion of waste reduction, recycling and sustainability within the school and in the greater community; The Sustainable School Program Award, which recognizes current and/or ongoing programs that focus on recycling, sustainability and waste reduction; and the Creative Environmental Curriculum Award, which recognizes schools with original curricula that engages students and staff in issues of waste reduction, recycling and sustainability.

The annual Terry Husseman School Award winners this year include Queen Anne’s own St. Anne School, which will receive a $1,500 “seed award” for the implementation of waste reduction efforts through recycling and composting, and will specifically fund composting equipment.

“Engaging the next generation to make sustainable choices is key to maintaining a healthy future environment. And schools are natural places for learning,” said Laurie Davies, manager of Ecology’s Waste 2 Resources Program, in a press release this morning. “The schools do great work with even small amounts of funds that Ecology awards by providing innovative environmental education.”

Check out the other award winning schools here (.pdf).


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