Going green at the Gunston School

High school uses a student-centered philosophy to thread environmental stewardship across disciplines

By Jenna Valente |
A teacher points to guide students seining on a shoreline.
Gunston teacher and sustainability coordinator Emily Beck, center, directs students during a seining workshop that was part of the school's Earth Day celebration on April 22, 2015. Gunston was recently certified as a 2015 Green School by the Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Students write poetry outside in a gazebo
Students write from the perspective of animals during a poetry workshop that was part of Gunston's Earth Day celebration. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
A gray screech owl perches on a ranger's leather glove.
Maryland Parks Service volunteers show two eastern screech owls to Gunston students during a workshop on Earth Day. Green schools such as Gunston are required to hold an annual celebration of green practices. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Gunston's campus offices rest underneath a blue sky and white clouds.
Gunston’s 32-acre campus in Centerville, Md., offers students direct access to the Corsica River. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

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