Austin News

Twenty-eight Austin schools are set to receive funding from the City of Austin’s Office of Sustainability to add classroom sustainability programming.

Each school is eligible for up to $3,000 in funding under the program, according to the city. 

Due to the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic, rather than requesting original, school-based ideas be submitted, the city provided a selection of sustainability-themed curriculum options designed to be completable regardless of whether students are attending class in-person or virtually, according to the release.

“We know that the pandemic has caused significant challenges for teachers, students and parents,” Lucia Athens, the city's chief sustainability officer, said. “We are excited to adapt this program in a way that will support our students and nonprofit groups in these difficult and uncertain times, while keeping sustainability top-of-mind in classrooms across Austin.”