September 17th was a time of celebration for Colorado as we became the focus of the Green Strides Best Practices Tour. Andrea Suarez Falken, ED Green Ribbon Schools Director, and other federal, state, and local government officials, visited schools and districts throughout the state that have demonstrated sustainable practices and environmental leadership in public education. As a science teacher and school administrator at Kinard Middle School in Fort Collins, Colorado, I wa

Colorado Department of Education and U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools welcomed Kinard's very own, Michael Yeh as the student representative for the State of Colorado to talk about our green school and student leadership efforts at Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School. Katie and Kate also represented Colorado with pride. We had the opportunity to tour DPS Green School to learn from an amazing garden/farm system on their site. It was an amazing day of learning.