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Sorrento Springs Project Greenstreet

Students are turning plastic bags into plastic yarn and weaving them into mats for the homeless.

McKelvey Waste Free Wednesdays

Students are encouraged to have waste-free lunch in the cafe all the time, but on Wednesdays they are recognized with a "green" Braggin Dragon by lunch monitors.

Bellerive 10,000 pencils project

New and used school supplies are collected by students when cleaning out their desks to help support underprivileged schools in the area and as far as Africa.

Early Childhood Center Parents as Teachers

All 25 Parent Educators shared the book, Little Helpers, which teaches young learners about sustainability, on their home visits.

Wren Hollow Pollinator Garden

Each student had the opportunity to plant a Missouri native species into the new pollinator garden.

Southwest Middle Trash Clean-up

Students in Mr. Larson's class collected 300 pounds of trash from the school grounds.

Pierremont Earth Hour

The whole school participated in Earth Hour to raise awareness about climate change by turning off all lights and unplugging electronics for one hour.

Southwest Middle Honeysuckle Extraction

Students and staff worked to remove two acres of invasive honeysuckle and replanted with native tree species.

Sorrento Springs Juice Pouch bags

Students have collected over 500 juice pouches to turn into reusable bags.

North High Lexus Eco Challenge

A group of students won the Lexus Eco Challenge, a national competition for sustainable innovation, by creating a sustainable fertilizer.

South High Produce Garden

Students help to plant, weed, and harvest produce grown in their large garden filled with compost.

Green Trails Vermicompost

Students maintain a vermicompost station where food scraps are broken down by worms. This helps to give students hands-on learning about the importance of detrivores and composting.

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