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The Office of Sustainability provides educational materials, technical support and helpful resources in the areas of waste reduction and diversion, energy conservation, and watershed and coastal community protection. All available resources are free for all public, private, charter or home-school educators in San Mateo County. Please contact us at sustainability@smcgov.org, subject line: Schools Program, to let us know how we can help you.

Videos

The Office of Sustainability Schools Program put together a handful of tutorial videos about environmental projects that showcase the 4R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle, rot-compost). Follow along and learn how to make a bag out of an old t-shirt or a solar oven at home!

WHERE TO START

4R’S UNIT GAMES

Watch this video before you play any of the Office of Sustainability Schools Program 4R’s board games.

Youth Climate Ambassadors

The (YCA) Leadership Program brings 9-11th grade students from across San Mateo County together to empower youth to take climate action into their own hands.

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Tees-to-Totes

Join the Office of Sustainability Schools Team to get crafty with an item you might otherwise throw away – an old t-shirt. Follow along and share your new totes with us!

Solar Oven

Follow along with Office of Sustainability Schools Team to learn how to make a solar oven at home!