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    HS Students Go Barefoot for a Cause

    Last month, ECHS students took part in One Day Without Shoes to heighten awareness of health and educational issues for children worldwide.

  • EatingWell

    Food for Thought: Family Meal Time

    Do shared mealtimes increase a family’s well-being? Chef Cheryl Tate of Nurturing Chefs L.A. thinks so!

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    ECHS Alumna Becoming a Global Change-Maker

    ECHS Alumna Amber Hutchinson has been selected to participate a Sustainable Development Summer Internship in Panama.

  • College Mural ECHS

    ECHS Grads heading to prestigious Ivy League, Ivy League-Equivalents and Top 50 Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities (among others)

    Kudos Seniors!

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    What… No Cell Phones?!

    ECHS juniors recently returned from a technology-free backpacking trip to Joshua Tree National Park where they learned first-hand lessons in self-sufficiency and sustainability.

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    ECMS Brings Home MESA Competition First Prize Ribbon

    ECMS 8th grader Asa Cusack wins a first prize ribbon for creativity and design at the 2013 MESA Day competition.

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    ECS Alumna Shares the Power of Youth at Green Schools National Conference

    ECHS alumna Jordan Howard held the keynote session at the Green Schools National Conference.

  • ECS Staff and Founder

    ECS’ trailblazing founder shares wealth of experience and knowledge on Environmental Literacy Task Force

    Read more about how our Founder is contributing to Education Reform…

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    11th Graders Engage Community – Intelligently, Willingly

    Students are “totally blown away” by the results of the Community Forums they planned and facilitated in their communities in February. Read on to find out why…

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    New School Update: We’re moving IN!

    ECMS-G our new campus opens for learning on April 9, 2013. Don’t toss your hardhat, there’s more construction to follow…

  • In the Press

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    Building the Green Dream Campus: Environmental Charter Schools Creates a New Middle School in South L.A.

    ECMS-G is featured in EdTech Connect — EdTech’s quarterly newsletter.

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    Hawthorne Press Tribune: Younger Citizens Future of Hawthorne Community Politics

    ECHS 11th graders present a report on their Community Forum to the Hawthorne City Council!

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    Fox News Latino: One of Nation’s First ‘Green’ Charter School Serves Minority Community

    Fox News Latino features Sara Diaz, ECHS alumna and current Spanish teacher, on how the school transformed her life.

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    LA DAILY NEWS: Environmental Charter High Nominated for National Blue Ribbon Award

    Environmental Charter High School is one of 35 California campuses to be nominated for high-perfoming students.

  • LA TIMES

    LA TIMES: Students Get Global Perspective on Women’s Issues

    The State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program brings foreign guests to charter school’s class for young women.

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    PBS: ECHS Students Appear on “This American Land” (VIDEO)

    Watch Environmental Charter High School Students on episode 213 of PBS’ “This American Land.”

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    DAILY BREEZE: 19-country Delegation to Observe Girls-Only Class at EmpowHer

    Environmental Charter Middle School will host a delegation from 19 countries as part of a program to empower women through education.

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    DAILY BREEZE: ‘Waltons’ Stars to Appear at Environmental Charter Middle School Fundraiser

    Fans of the classic family TV series “The Waltons” are invited to join members of the cast for a fundraiser to benefit ECMS’s new campus

  • Events

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    Help Us Build a Playground in a Day! June 7, 2013

    Help us build an entire playground in a day at our ECMS-G campus on June 7, 2013!

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    Join Us for the Grand Opening of Our New Middle School Campus

    We are extremely excited to invite you to the Ribbon Cutting Event for our new middle school campus in Gardena (ECMS-Gardena)!

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    Earth Education Day! May 31, 2013

    Join ECHS students as they share activities they’ve created to teach elementary school students about sustainable living, alternative energy, gardening & local foods.

  • Newsletters

  • A Dream School & Playground + More May News

    A dream school and playground, socially conscious students and an active community. What else can a school ask for?
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  • ECHS grads heading to prestigious Ivy League, Ivy-Equivalalents and Top 50 Ranked Liberal Arts Colleges & Universities

    74 percent of the ECHS senior class has already received admission to four-year colleges and universities…
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  • Student, Alumni and Staff Spotlights

    Our students, alumni, and staff are leading change across the board…
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  • Top 10 Highlights of 2012

    It’s impossible to pick just 10 highlights of 2012 but ECS Founder and Executive Director is known for not recognizing the word “impossible”.
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  • Sneak a Peek of Our New Middle School

    Sneak a Peek of Our New School! + HS Career Day
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  • New Year! New Look

    ECS got a makeover. Come see…

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