The 4000+ students in Lafayette have the longest time horizon to live sustainably and will be the most impacted by climate change and global warming. We have a special opportunity, as a community, to teach and show them how to have a sustainable relationship with the environment that they can carry throughout their lives.

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We have begun collecting informative and inspiring success stories shared by students, teachers, school administrators, and scout leaders about how they've helped make their school and community more sustainable. Read the first stories.

Join the Sustainable Lafayette Network and begin receiving a monthly newsletter with tips and success stories from around town. If you've already taken some steps to make your school more green, please consider sharing your story so other local schools can learn and be inspired by what you've done.

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0020_swd_bullet_42 Check out our new resources page for greening your school.

0020_swd_bullet_42 Article: Lamorinda Schools Make Green by Going Green.

0020_swd_bullet_42 Green Tips - By Kids, For Kids, written by 5th graders from Lafayette Elementary School.

0020_swd_bullet_42 Read about Rheem Elementary School's efforts to "go green" in the Lamorinda Weekly.

0020_swd_bullet_42 Read about how the Lafayette school district is using a power purchase agreement (PPA) to install solar panels on four of their five schools, without any upfront cost and substantial annual savings. In the news..


You can reach the Sustainable Lafayette School Committee by sending an email to greenschools@sustainablelafayette.net