Schools Focus On Environment In Class, Construction

While most students spent the summer free of homework, some teachers were hard at work on an assignment.

A group of elementary school teachers in the Mt. Lebanon School District received a state grant to brainstorm ways to infuse environmentalism into the existing science curriculum, and they gathered around a conference table earlier this month to share the fruits of their labor.

A standard second-grade unit on "changes," for example, could include a lesson on recycling, which could carry over into other subject areas, said Jefferson Elementary School teacher Debi Mercier. "The idea of the environment isn't something that's only in science. It has a direct connection with social studies."

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Lebo and Climate Change

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The Mt. Lebanon ECAT (Environmental Community Action Team) will meet on Thursday, February 7, 2008, at 6:30-8:00 pm at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1066 Washington Road. The ECAT is planning an Open Forum for the community on local climate change issues on March 12, and is planning to petition the commissioners to adopt energy saving measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on a local level. All are welcome to attend and share their ideas!