Every year, when faculty and staff assemble for opening meetings, we come with varying degrees of readiness but generally high hopes for the school year. Amid grand plans, training sessions, and endless details, we devote a day to professional development. This year’s topic, environmental sustainability, grew out of the Board of Trustees’ decision in December, 2023 to endorse the goals that the Sustainability Leadership Team and the Upper School student Sustainability Committee had recommended over the course of several years. Thus Durham Academy formally committed to
- Educate for sustainability at every level and in every subject
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% from 2022-23 levels
- Increase biodiversity on our campuses by at least 2 acres
Instead of focusing on that topic for a single day during opening meetings, we did The Week, a series of short films and discussions, over three separate days.
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