The US Garden Club has been working hard over the past few weeks to rehabilitate the Lower School Garden, which had effectively been left fallow since the departure of long-time LS science teacher and avid gardener Beth Lemire. Now, the Garden Club has successfully...
US Garden Club Expands Relationship with CFA
On April 12, the Garden Club took a field trip to the organic vegetable garden at the Center for Food Action. While the Sixth Grade has a long-standing relationship with the CFA, having been the ones to originally construct this garden, this was the first organized...
APES Class visits Columbia Earth Observatory, Water Treatment Plant, and Solar Farm
This Spring, the AP Environmental Science class went on three field trips to get some firsthand experience with various aspects of Environmental Science. The first trip was to the Columbia Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and to the Hudson River Field Station,...
Earth Week Overview
The Environmental Club’s Earth Week schedule, which spanned from April 21st to April 26th, featured an array of activities to fuel environmental awareness in the school community. Events included a planting and pot decorating activity at the annual Spring Carnival, a...
Eco-Conscious Entrepreneurship: A Sustainable Revolution in School Merchandise
In an age where fast fashion dominates and environmental concerns are at an all-time high, one high school student, Eddy Gelman, is making a difference by sourcing his clothing through exclusively green means. Eddy, committed to sustainability, opts to buy from thrift...