Program Impact

During the 2023-24 school year, thousands of students took collaborative, community-based action.

With a with a solutions-focused mindset they:

  • Protected Wildlife
  • Improved Biodiversity
  • Addressed Climate Impacts
  • Amplified Community Health and Well-Being

Collective Action Adds Up!

517

Action Plans Created

1,173

Actions Taken

165k

Students Reached

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What is Happening at EcoSchools around the Country?

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Rye County Day School, NY

RCDS took full advantage of the Create Your Own Action action cards, sharing their work on their environmental film festival, regional Envirothon, and Earth Fair.

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Academy of the Holy Angels High School, NJ

The Academy of the Holy Angels developed a robust action plan that integrated all three EcoSchools themes: Wildlife and Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Healthy and Resilient Schools.

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Academy of the Americas High School, MI

Working with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and several other partners, AOA raised and released Atlantic salmon into the Detroit River using the Fish Stewards action card.

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Flour Bluff Elementary School, TX

These wetland warriors are fundraising to support the removal of the invasive salt cedar and combat illegal dumping at their district’s wetland using the Species Diversity action card.

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Katherine Johnson Middle School, VA

Collaborating with the Eagle Scouts, this whole school endeavor worked to maintain their outdoor native plant learning spaces with diverse habitats, like a rain garden and dry stream bed, using the Restoring Biodiversity Balance to the Schoolyard action card.

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Teller Elementary School, CO

The Earth Rangers at TES discussed single-use plastic concerns at the Climate Summit organized by the Denver Public Schools Students for Climate Action through their work on the Single-Use Plastics action card.

See how EcoSchools actions are supporting UN Sustainable Development Goals

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1,370

Schools took actions to benefit the environment

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413

School actions taken to support sustainable cities and communities

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349

School actions taken to protect and support healthy wildlife populations

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380

Schools addressed responsible consumption and production

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324

Schools focused on actions that contributed to good health and well-being