It'S GREAT  to  be  GREEN  at  Swansfield Elementary!
  • SES Summary Sheet
  • Top 5 Accomplishments
  • Curriculum and Instruction
    • Use of Environment as a Context for Learning
    • Environmental Issue Instruction grades K and 1
    • Environmental Issue Instruction grades 2 and 3
    • Environmental Issue Instruction grades 4 and 5
    • Green Beanz 3rd, 4th, & 5th grades
    • Cherish the Chesapeake 4th grade
    • Trout in the Classroom 4th grade
  • School-Wide Environmental Behavior Change
  • Professional Development
  • Celebration
  • Student-driven Best Management Practices
    • Water Conservation/Pollution Prevention
    • Water Conservation/Pollution Prevention
    • Energy Conservation
    • Energy Conservation
    • Solid Waste Reduction
    • Solid Waste Reduction
    • Habitat Restoration
    • Habitat Restoration
    • Structures for Environmental Learning
  • Systemic Partnership
  • Healthy School Environment
  • Community Partnerships
  • Awards and Special Recognition

Community Partnerships

At Swansfield we partnered with the following community members:

•Trout in the Classroom, Alan Burrows and Bryan Sirotkin who helps us plan our trout release and offers his expertise and caring for  the trout.
Potomac-Patuxent Chapter of  Trout Unlimited  - Trout in the Classroom

•Allison Anderson, Assistant Director, Howard County Conservancy


•Gina Bonomo, Recycling Coordinator for Howard County Environmental Services

•Alicia Moore, Director of Howard County Recycling, helped us with our Waste Free Wednesday lunch program

•HC Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition - Days of Taste (4th grade)

•Howard County Conservancy in-class and on-site field trips

•Robinson Nature Center  on-site field trips

•HCPSS Bldg & Grounds, Mr. Joe Dick

•HCPSS Energy specialist, Diane Sweeney

•UME Watershed Specialist, Amanda Rockler, who provides habitat expertise


•Grace Community Church will again provide a day of grounds clean-up and will improve our walking path and native plants garden.



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