All levels of education embrace creation care as a central theme impacting all disciplines. Students of all ages are guided in reconnecting to the natural world. Youth are instructed and counseled in value, lifestyle, and career choices that demonstrate stewardship of the earth. Schools practice sustainable building design and transportation patterns.

SCHOOLS IN ACTION

Solar Project Moves Ahead at Eastern Mennonite University

A crane hoists pallets of solar panels to the roof of Hartzler Library at
Eastern Mennonite University as work moves forward on the largest solar
project in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Eastern Mennonite University is adding a solar roof to its library in what
will become the largest solar project in Virginia.

More than 300 photovoltaic panels will cover some 10,000 square feet on
the library roof. Southern Energy Management of Morrisville, N.C., is
handling the installation with a projected completion date of
mid-November, 2010. read more

Merry Lea Offers Climate Change Conference

For most congregations, looking ahead means passing next year’s budget or deciding which pastor to hire. Rarely does global climate change come up in Sunday morning conversations.

This made Earth as Ally: Facing Climate Change Together a unique opportunity for Christians wanting to grapple with vexing contemporary issues like rising sea levels and melting permafrost. The weekend conference took place at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Wolf Lake, Ind., September 17 – 19, 2010.

Summaries from this hands-on look at how our choices about land management curb or contribute to climate change are available on Merry Lea's web site.

Golf Cart Rolls with Kansas Sun

NORTH NEWTON, KAN. – During one of the hottest Kansas summers in recent memory, Roger Reimer of Bethel College’s maintenance department has been putting all that sun to extra good use – to drive his solar-powered golf cart around campus.

It all started out as “a little experiment” with his cart. “I am interested in alternative energy,” he explains. He hopes driving the solar cart around Bethel will “create interest in alternative energy on campus.” read more

More stories about people caring for creation in school settings.

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Mennonite Creation Care Network seeks examples of schools of all levels, from kindergarten to graduate education, where environmental stewardship is taught and practiced. Send stories to lukeag@goshen.edu or jenniferhs@goshen.edu.

Click here to reach our web-searchable Creation Care Resource Library. Search for resources especially for schools, as well as search under a variety of topics.

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