The Sustainability Branch at CREST ran from 2010 to 2015. It was the first full-time public high school sustainability program in the country.
This program is aimed at ensuring the prosperity and cohesion of the three E's (ecology, equity and economy) through the fourth E (education). Through high level conceptual theory and discourse coupled with applied projects and community collaborations, the students in the sustainability program will receive and create for themselves an education stressing critical thinking and problem solving, de
02/23/2016
It turns out all of our potlucks were illegal, until now.
Arizona House Passes Bill To Legalize Non-Workplace Potlucks The Arizona House has passed a measure reforming state law on potlucks and noncommercial social events. State health laws regulate circumstances where people can serve food to protect against foodborne illnesses. A quirk in the law unintentionally made it illegal for potlucks to take place outside t…
It is at this point in time I wish I had the students' creation ability in Prezi.
Hey All, If you are in an AZ University (ASU, NAU, UofA), or plan to be in one next year, this scholarship opportunity may be of interest to you. It comes from the AZ Recycling Coalition. Here is the direct URL to the application. DEADLINE IS SEPT 15th!http://www.arizonarecyclingcoalition.org/files/grants/arizona_recycling_coalition_scholarship_2014_140728id5.pdf
06/12/2014
Hey All! If you are a high school student in Phoenix or anywhere in the valley, and want to check out an amazing entrepreneur program specifically for you? They reached out to me and told me to target you guys, so let me know if you want more info. Looks like a very rad opportunity for the summer! ~ B
Do you know any high schoolers with great ideas? Spread the word! SEED SPOT is currently accepting applications for our High School Entrepreneurship Program! www.seedspot.org - click Apply!
05/31/2014
Saw this is the district newsletter e-mail. How awesome is this?
04/02/2014
CREST Sustainability students competed that the Arizona Envirothon Competition at the University of Arizona Maricopa Agricultural Center. Congratulations on the awards- 1st place in Wildlife and Forestry, 3rd place in Soils and Land Use, and 2nd place overall!
03/31/2014
Congratulations to all of the CREST Sustainability students that participated in the Arizona Envirothon Competition on March 21-22. They competed at the University of Arizona Maricopa Agriculture Center against other students from across the state in environmental science testing and problem solving scenarios. In the end, CREST Sustainability brought home awards for 1st place in Wildlife/Forestry, 3rd place in Soils and Land Use, and 2nd place overall. Congrats, everyone!
01/11/2014
Doing studies on studies.
Survey finds 97% climate science papers agree warming is man-made | Dana Nuccitelli Dana Nuccitelli: Overwhelming majority of peer-reviewed papers taking a position on global warming say humans are causing it
12/19/2013
Do we really want to be known for this? Food for thought.
We asked Americans living abroad to tell us in 10 words or less how they would answer the 10-word question: What Do People In Your Host Country Think Of America?
Here are some of the answers: http://n.pr/18SwkXY
Everyone, please check your e-mail! A very important e-mail was just sent out. Thank you all, and have a great night.