All Divisions Closed 2023-06-08
ALL DIVISIONS CLOSED
ON THURSDAY JUNE 8
RESPONDING TO AIR QUALITY CONCERNS
LOWER DIVISION MOVING UP CEREMONY
IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY AS PLANNED
STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES
ABOUT FRIDAY AND BEYOND
During the 2009-2010 school year, a committee was formed for the purpose of creating and implementing a Nursery through Twelfth Grade policy on Sustainability. The following policy was adopted in time for the start of the 2010-2011 school year.
As members of a caring community, we at Horace Mann School strive to use the resources of the Earth responsibly. We work to acquire the habits of thoughtful stewardship of the environment. We educate ourselves about the global costs and consequences of our actions. We endeavor to work across the community to develop practices that will contribute to a more healthful future.
Culture and Community
Attention to the environment and sustainability is consistent with the school's core values. Horace Mann School will work to include these considerations in every aspect of its culture and to instill awareness of them in each member of the community. This awareness includes considerations for local and global wellbeing, and will cultivate decency, equality and mutual respect for all other human beings and living creatures.
Inclusion and Participation
All constituencies in the Horace Mann School community are encouraged to contribute thought and action to sustainability challenges in the communities to which we belong. We include sustainability and care for the environment among the core issues such as discrimination, equality of opportunity, citizenship, social equity, and cultural and spiritual awareness that inspire members of our community to take positive and constructive actions.
Pedagogy
Horace Mann School supports Nursery through Upper Division curricula that teach eco-literacy across disciplines and encourage our students to become ambassadors for sustainability. We provide curricular, extra-curricular, and service learning activities that allow understanding of the complexity of environmental challenges.
Local Well–Being
Collaborating with parents, local businesses, schools, and community groups, we regularly engage in activities that promote sustainability.
The Global Dimension
Horace Mann School nurtures global consciousness and accepts responsibility for promoting sustainability. As a school, we participate in many activities linking us to the wider world. We extend this ethos throughout the School in our determination to move towards a healthier, safer, more inclusive and equitable society.
Best Practices
ON THURSDAY JUNE 8
RESPONDING TO AIR QUALITY CONCERNS
LOWER DIVISION MOVING UP CEREMONY
IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY AS PLANNED
STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES
ABOUT FRIDAY AND BEYOND