Educate. Empower. Sustain. TAKING ACTION NOW FOR A BETTER TOMORROW. Sustainability at Brookwood Strategic Plan 2024 Progress Update
Brookwood School Sustainability Annual Report
One of the goals of the Sustainability Plan is to develop an annual reporting process, reporting out the progress made toward sustainability plan objectives to the Brookwood Community. In this, our first annual report, we are happy to share ongoing progress toward the many objectives within the strategic plan. We have elected to report progress toward goals in a dashboard format. The goals of the plan are intentionally long-term, and many of the objectives will require work over several years. Thank you for your interest in sustainability at Brookwood!
Guiding Principles
These guiding principles set the foundation for the goals and actions of Brookwood’s Sustainability Plan, and provide a guide for ongoing decisions and action. Every action included in this Plan was evaluated through the lens of these principles.
Education (of students and community)
Magnitude of environmental impact
Environmental Justice, Equity and Inclusion
Community health & wellness impacts
Financial sustainability for the School
01. Student Experience
Collecting& highlighting ongoing activities
Createannual process,feed intonew website
Activity Notstarted Starting Progressing Complete ForestSchool Planningphase
Curriculum
01. Student Experience
Create8thgrade leadershipgroup Under consideration
Create sustainability awardfor8th graderatThe Salute
Under consideration
DevelopGrade Leadersprogram Under consideration
Activity Notstarted Starting Progressing Complete Reinstitute
Under
StudentLeadership&Empowerment
student environmental club
consideration
02. Facilities and Operations
Identifynext highestsourcesof GHGsformitigation
Reducinggas usagevia electrificationis key
EnergySourcing&Consumption Activity Not started Starting Progressing Complete LEDretrofit Completed: [2023] Solarproject Approved& contractsigned ExpectedSept. 2024 CalculateGHG emissions CompleteFeb 2024 HVAC Phase2,3
PhaseI Installation beginning2025
planning
02. Facilities and Operations
Culinart investmentin sustainability
Publicizing local/organic/ sustainable foodsourcing Planning
Workingwith Culinartto identify investment
Facultymeeting withstudent groups
Notstarted Starting Progressing Complete
FoodSourcing&Waste Activity
Student leadersinthe cafeteria
02. Facilities and Operations
Activity Notstarted Starting Progressing Complete Implement Sustainable EventsGuide Workingwith kitchenstaff andevent planners
Facilities&Operations Non-FoodWaste
Purchasing Activity Notstarted Starting Progressing Complete Update purchasing policyto include sustainability Drafting languageto revisepolicy
02. Facilities and Operations
SchoolGrounds Activity Notstarted Starting Progressing Complete Outdoor classroom Planning Improvetrails oncampus Planning
02. Facilities and Operations
02. Facilities and Operations
Transportation Activity Notstarted Starting Progressing Complete EVcharger pilot Decisiontohold offfor2-3years Signageto reduceidlingin carline DoneSept2023 Encourage cycle/walk (bikebus) DoneSept2023, mayrepeat Market/ expandbusses todecrease traffic Exploring
Investing Activity Notstarted Starting Progressing Complete Letterto investment manager Contact identified, draftingletter Employee retirementplan -publicizeESG option Partofbenefits presentation
02. Facilities and Operations
SustainabilityReporting Activity Notstarted Starting Progressing Complete Sustainability Plan Published, Spring2023 Annual Sustainability Report April2024 Highlightson theWebsite April2024 03. Community Engagement
Events&Outreach Activity Notstarted Starting Progressing Complete Sustainability Fair Planningforfall 2024event GreenSchools Alliance Leadership Commitment Determining sign-up procedures 03. Community Engagement
Fundraising Activity Notstarted Starting Progressing Complete STFmeetw/ DoD Includeinfuture discussions 04. Community Engagement