MCPS Sustainability Updates & Opportunities for Students

MCPS Sustainability Updates & Opportunities for Students

Environmental Sustainability Student Town Hall  (2 SSL hour opportunity)

MCPS is hosting a virtual event on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.  Students are invited to attend and share with us what is important to you, learn and provide feedback on the draft MCPS Sustainability Policy and the progress of environmental sustainability initiatives. Details of the event will be published on the Division of Sustainability and Compliance website as they become available. 

RSVP: https://bit.ly/SustainabilityStudentTownHall

SERT VIDEO CONTEST:  challenges Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students and staff to create original videos that promote awareness to increase energy conservation, reduce, reuse, recycle, or sustainability.  The due date for entries has been extended to March 18, 2022.  For more information, please click:  https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/greenschoolsfocus/default.aspx?id=643746

SERT WATTS UP? POSTER CONTEST:  All MCPS students and staff are invited to participate in SERT’s 2022 energy conservation and recycling awareness poster contest! Entries should focus on the importance of energy conservation and recycling. Posters must be submitted to SERT by April 1, 2022. Please click for Contest Information Sheet and  Entry Form

Montgomery County Government Climate Internship Summer 2022: 

(Application deadline: March 13, 2022)

Apply to participate in the County’s climate team. This is a competitive internship for qualified students and recent graduates with diverse backgrounds who have strong experience, education, or interest, in climate, sustainability, racial equity, and clean and renewable energy policy.  This is a paid internship and will be conducted fully remotely (teleworking).  For details, click here. 

Internship opportunity for high school students

Peer Outreach With Energy Resources (P.O.W.E.R) is a year-long high school internship program empowering students to educate their community on energy savings. P.O.W.E.R equips interns with knowledge about energy usage and local resources, hands-on experience with energy monitoring tools, and the communication skills needed to share their findings with their community. Throughout the program, students will practice public speaking and storytelling, create educational media for digital platforms, and develop presentations for the summer Energy Express presentations at the Montgomery County public libraries. P.O.W.E.R runs from November through July with weekly trainings on Zoom, and applications open every year in October. Visit https://powermontgomery.wordpress.com/ for more information.

The Montgomery County Board of Education is seeking comments on proposed amendments to Board Policy ECA, Energy Conservation, to meet requirements in Maryland law and to align with the Montgomery County Climate Action Plan. Public comments are due by Friday, Apr. 7.  A new title is proposed to reflect a focus on sustainability: Policy ECA, Sustainability. The draft policy, a video presentation, and the opportunity to provide public comments are available at https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy-public-comment