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St. Vrain expands student sustainability internships with Innovation Center partnership
Summary
At its Oct. 8 meeting the St. Vrain Valley Schools Board of Education heard presentations about a new sustainability internship program run by the district’s Sustainability Department and the Innovation Center that placed four student interns on research projects tied to district operations.
At its Oct. 8 meeting, the St. Vrain Valley Schools Board of Education heard presentations on a pilot sustainability internship program run by the district’s Sustainability Department in partnership with the Innovation Center that placed four students in semester-long, research-focused roles supporting district operations and curriculum.
The internships give students ownership of research projects aligned with district sustainability goals and operations, including work on indoor air quality monitoring, sustainable design in school buildings, greenhouse-gas accounting and the Colorado Seal of Climate Literacy. Curtis Leonard, the district’s energy and sustainability specialist, told the board that the interns have produced strategy recommendations the…
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