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Bishop O'Dowd High School Commended for its Sustainability Programs
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http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_28 … ings-green
Bishop O'Dowd was praised as a "model of what is possible" by a local San Francisco Bay Area news group. Recent environmental efforts include installing 198 solar panels, replacing grass with artificial turf, and building a new Center for Environmental Studies classroom building that has been LEED certified. Many students are also active in an environmental club called Students for Sustainability, dedicated to greening our campus, with actions such as promoting the proper use of the different colored waste bins, and banning plastic water bottles from being sold on campus. Students also spend time working in a large wildlife habitat and outdoor classroom named the Living Lab, containing outdoor classrooms, student-maintained gardens, bee hives, and chickens. You can see more at our school's website http://bishopodowd.org/activities/sustainability.php
Do any of your schools have similar curriculums or opportunities?
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Wonderful to see you in the news!
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Hi Francis! I had no idea that our school received this prestigious accolade! Go Dragons! I am so proud to be a part of this O'Dowd community. Being involved in it is definitely more powerful than merely reading about it in the news. I can confidently say that being a part of the Bishop O'Dowd community has changed my views on how we treat our planet, and how we must take action to help make our world a greener place. Though our school has taken a lot of steps towards sustainability, we can't stop here! We need to keep taking these steps and keep all of our students aware of their personal and communal impact on our Earth. Through this, one little private school has the ability to cause a major (and necessary) chain reaction of green living.