The “charter” is a performance contract.It establishes the goals of the school and other details like how student performance will be measured.Fortyseven million students attend traditional public schools.But more than a million students attend charter schools.
And now a group of charter schools have formed the Green Charter Schools Network.The idea is to have environmentally friendly school buildings but to also go further than that.The schools teach students to become involved in community issues that affect them and the environment.For example,young children grow crops in a school garden and learn about healthy eating.Older students help recycle waste from the cafeteria.And local schools share what they grow in community gardens with people in need.
Jim McGrath is president of the Green Charter Schools Network.He says there are about 200 “green” charter schools across the United States.He says the plan is to also include traditional public schools as well as private schools.
Jim McGrath:“The most important thing is that every one of us—every child,every adult—has a responsibility that their action,every action we make has an effect on the earth that we live in.And that our natural resources are not unlimited.And that if we want a positive earth for future generations,we all need to make commitments to be agents of change so that we don’t destroy our natural resources.”
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