Responsible Citizenship
Sara Boisvert
Director, Powell Institute for Responsible Citizenship
Responsible Citizenship Team
Responsible Citizenship
Sustainability integrates ecoliterate practices that enable the community to value and understand the interconnectedness of human and natural systems and to take action for both to thrive.
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Lower School
Lower School students engage in composting by separating compostable lunchroom trash and hauling it to the garden’s compost pile. Students learn about organic gardening concepts and practices, and then actively participate in fertilizing garden beds.
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Middle School
6th Grade students participate in the Riparian Area Service Project, designed to reforest the habitat for migratory bird species. Based on the book Wonder, this service learning experience incorporates the themes of care and kindness to all living things.
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Upper School
Students in Upper School AP Environmental Science engage in a land use planning project by designing a community, assessing and providing for all needs, while incorporating the most sustainable practices for food production, energy, waste disposal and housing.
Ignite - Sustainability
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Upper School Students Share Sustainability Ideas for Collegiate Community
Teams of Collegiate students in the International Emerging Leaders Conference senior Capstone presented ways the School could improve sustainability and raise awareness. To lessen plastic waste on campus, one group suggested letting students use reusable containers and setting up drop stations in the Estes Café in the Sharp Academic Commons.Read More -
Representing Water-Related Environmental Problems with Art
Two Collegiate Upper School biology students came up with a novel idea as they and their classmates were working on writing science news articles about water and wildlife issues. They recently joined their teacher Sandra Marr in the School’s dance studio with some borrowed studio lights to explore how to represent water issues through dance and photography. “We're hoping to use art as a way to capture the imagination and attention of our community around water-related environmental problems,” Mrs. Marr said. A future shoot is being planned.Read More -
Collegiate 4th Grade Capstone Kicks Off
Read MoreCollegiate School 4th Graders this morning launched their grade-level Capstone experience, Envision Collegiate, by meeting School leaders from various departments who will guide them as they explore the question, How might we improve the sustainability of Collegiate’s campus by 2028? -
Night of Light Showcases 2nd Grade Artists
Read MoreCollegiate School 2nd Graders welcomed family members this evening to Night of Light, an exhibition of their Studio Two artwork, in the Estes Multipurpose Room. -
Expeditions and Ecology Backpacking Trip to False Cape State Park
Collegiate Upper School students from the Expeditions science and history class (co-taught by Stew Williamson, Dan Bartels and Courtney Schweickart) and from Ecology class (taught by Sandra Marr) spent two days in Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and False Cape State Park in Virginia Beach in mid-November.Read More -
Exploration and Discovery on Pagebrook Campus
Our Junior Kindergartners enjoyed a Friday of exploration and discovery. Students visited the Pagebrook Campus, where they cleared trails, wondered about the fallen trees and listened to the roaring wind.Read More -
Upper School Epicurean Club and Earth Society Meet in the Kitchen
Our Upper School Epicurean Club, whose advisor is faculty member Pam Sutherland, and the Upper School Earth Society, whose advisor is faculty member Sandra Marr, joined forces to collect rainbow chard from our organic student garden. Later that day, they worked with Chef Jeff in our Upper and Middle School caferia to make pesto. Collaborative learning that yielded yummy results!Read More -
Endowments Provide Extraordinary Learning Experiences for Seniors
Read MoreDuring a special presentation yesterday morning, seven Collegiate School seniors shared how student endowments made possible by the generosity of Collegiate families enabled them to travel and explore their individual areas of interest over the summer. -
International Conference Participants Reveal Real-World Environmental Solutions
Read MoreAt Collegiate School’s 9th Annual International Emerging Leaders Conference (IELC) this week, 41 international high school students and 13 Collegiate seniors teamed up to create solutions to real-world environmental issues facing their countries. -
Students From Around the World Convene at Collegiate School to Tackle Real-World Issues
Read MoreThroughout this week’s 9th Annual International Emerging Leaders Conference (IELC) hosted by Collegiate School, 41 high school students from nine countries, along with 13 Collegiate seniors, have been working together to create viable solutions to environmental problems affecting their respective countries. -
Collegiate Hosts International Students for 9th Annual Conference
Read MoreCollegiate School will welcome 41 high school students and their teachers from nine countries as they arrive in Washington, D.C., this weekend for the start of the 9th Annual International Emerging Leaders Conference (IELC). -
Earth Society Begins Monthly Visits to Help Maintain Parks
Earth Society student volunteers work each month to clean trash from local parks whose waterways affect the James River. In September, Upper School Cougars worked at Forest Hill Park removing debris from the lake and Reedy Creek.Read More -
Collegiate Teachers Work to Enhance and Improve Outdoor Classrooms
Collegiate School Upper School Biology teacher Sandra Marr worked with colleagues and students over the summer to improve the outdoor classroom spaces on Collegiate’s Mooreland Road and Robins campuses. Important partners in Ms. Marr’s work included Junior Kindergarten teacher Rives Barksdale, Middle School science teacher Ingrid Dunn, and Powell Institute for Responsible Citizenship Programs Manager Anne Rusbdult.Read More -
Collegiate Third Graders Hold Final Market Day
Read MoreCollegiate School 3rd Grade students this morning held their final Market Day, where they sold upcycled products to raise money for a charity. -
Water Olympics Mark End of Yearlong Study of Water
Read MoreCollegiate School 5th Graders competed in the annual Water Olympics on Grover Jones Field as a fun-filled end to their yearlong study of water. -
Collegiate 4th Grade Capstone Wraps Up
Read MoreCollegiate School 4th Graders gathered this morning to present the ideas they conceived during their yearlong, grade-level Capstone program, Envision Collegiate. -
Upper School Students Hike Appalachian Trail
Collegiate faculty members Dave Privasky and Ginnie Kurtz led six Upper School students on a hiking trip on the Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park over an April weekend. Their excursion was supported by Outdoor Collegiate, and the group canvassed Hawksbill Gap and Byrd's Nest #3, passing through Skyland, Stony Man Cliffs, and the Pinnacle. They also visited with other hikers and toured the Harry F. Byrd, Sr. Visitor Center. "I definitely plan to offer this (to students) every year and look forward to trying new places each time," said Mr. Privasky.Read More -
2nd Graders Study Oysters and Why Where is Important
Read MoreWhy Is Where Important? is one of eight essential questions guiding Collegiate School’s JK-4th Grade social studies curriculum. Essential questions are at the heart of Collegiate’s social studies discipline, have no obvious “right or wrong” answer, they recur throughout students’ learning journey and are framed to encourage curiosity and inquiry. -
Collegiate Celebrates Earth Day
Collegiate's Junior Kindergartners and Upper School Biology II students take time to garden in honor of Earth Day while another group of Upper School student volunteers met a group of Lower School students at the Outdoor Classroom to prepare and plant native wildflower seeds as part of an Earth Week pollinator planting project.Read More -
Institute for Responsible Citizenship Named for Powell Family
Read MoreCollegiate School’s Institute for Responsible Citizenship was named last evening in honor and appreciation of the longtime support and commitment of the Powell family.
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