The CTSD Green Team is a district-wide group of educators, students, and staff dedicated to promoting sustainability and environmental responsibility in our schools and community. Led by Round Valley School teacher Caroline Mann, the Green Team works across all four schools to support hands-on initiatives that encourage environmentally responsible habits and learning.

Through school-based Green Teams, students and staff participate in activities that reduce waste, promote healthy learning environments, and build awareness of sustainable practices. The Green Team’s work has continued to grow and has been recognized through certifications, publications, and opportunities to share our efforts at professional workshops.

Our mission is to inspire students and the greater community to care for the environment while making sustainability a meaningful part of everyday school life. We are grateful for the ongoing support of our families and community partners. To learn more about the CTSD Green Team and how you can get involved, please explore the site below or contact a Green Team representative listed in our directory.

Our schools proudly participate in the TerraCycle Recycling Program, an initiative that promotes sustainability by collecting and recycling hard-to-recycle items. Below, you can click on each school’s logo to view the items currently being collected and the current collection data.

At the January 30th RVS Green Team meeting, members had a productive and exciting session. Students collected and sorted grade-level recycling bins, packed up Little Bites packaging for TerraCycle shipment, and topped it off with a slogan vote, landing on their new team motto:

The recycling efforts continue to grow across the district. Here's a look at the most recent collection data from our Staples recycling program:

• Round Valley School (RVS): 8 lbs 11.7 oz collected

• Clinton Township Middle School (CTMS): 3 lbs 14.9 oz collected

• Little Bites packaging has been packed and sent to TerraCycle

The CTSD Green Team is excited to launch our Healthy Eating Pledge Challenge, inviting students, families, and community members to commit to healthier choices. Take the Healthy Eating Pledge here!

Across our schools, students are embracing the challenge in creative ways. At Round Valley School, students track their daily responses, while at Patrick McGaheran School, staff handed out sticker charts during lunch for students to record their healthy eating choices. CTMS news reporters even covered the challenge; watch their segment here!

Air Quality Flags are displayed at all of our schools to promote awareness of daily air quality conditions. At PMG, the AQI board was proudly built by members of the student Green Team.

🌱 Thank you for all of your support in our supply collection!

Every class at Round Valley School was able to build a mini-greenhouse using recycled jugs. Students learned about the importance of planting native plants and sowed native seeds into their recycled containers.

Thanks to your generous donations, over 300 greenhouses are now outside and ready for nature to do its magic, a wonderful hands-on lesson in sustainability and science!

For questions related to Green Team activities at a specific school: