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Kinard and Lesher students help a California islan...

November 17, 2014

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Chris Bergmann

A trip to Catalina Island off the coast of California gave Poudre School District middle school students a chance to serve others and make a differenc...

Blue Skies and Sustainable Cultures in Colorado’s...

September 17, 2014

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Chris Bergmann

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...

Colorado Department of Education: Green Strides Pa...

September 16, 2014

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Chris Bergmann

Colorado Department of Education and U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools welcomed Kinard's very own, Michael Yeh as the student represen...

Student Leaders Speak for CDE Board of Education

October 10, 2013

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Chris Bergmann

Student leaders from Kinard CARES had the unique opportunity to visit the Colorado Board of Education to honor our Green Ribbon School Award. These st...

Kinard Earns Green Ribbon School Award

May 1, 2013

On Earth Day, the U.S. Department of Education announced that one Colorado school has earned the prestigious national Green Ribbon Schools Award.



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Kinard CARES Wins Colorado Environmental Leadershi...

October 4, 2012

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Chris Bergmann

Kinard Middle School was one of only four schools in the State of Colorado to be honored with the Bronze Environmental Leadership Award in Denver CO....

Kinard CARES For Catalina Island

December 12, 2011

A trip to Catalina Island gave middle school students from Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School a unique opportunity to engage in an environmental le...

CARES Students Lead CDE Green Ribbon School Tour

January 19, 2013

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Chris Bergmann

After years of hard work, Kinard Middle School has earned a nomination from the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) as one of only four schools i...

Living and Learning: Colorado's Green Schools

May 23, 2012

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Grace Hood - KUNC: NPR

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Six years after being built, Kinard Middle School is the most energy efficient school in Colorado. Based on the energy use i...

Kinard Student Leaders Collaborate with CSU Grad S...

December 13, 2013

On Wednesday, October 24th, students from Kinard CARES and Global Leadership worked with engineers, economists, builders, environmentalists, mathema...

Kinard CARES Collaborates with Professor From Aust...

February 14, 2013

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CSU Environmental Learning Center Collaborates wit...

February 14, 2013

Students in Kinard CARES recently partnered with college students and employees at the Colorado State University Environmental Learning Center to de...

Kinard CARES Wins Colorado Environmental Leadershi...

October 4, 2011

Kinard CARES was recently recognized at the Colorado Environmental Leadership Awards in Denver, Colorado on October 4th, 2011. The group won the Bro...

Kinard CARES Awarded Red Apple Recycling Grant

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011, was filled with excitement for the students of the Kinard CARES leadership program as the were presented with a $1,000...

Kinard Students Collaborate with Community Experts...

October 27, 2011

Four students in the Kinard CARES environmental leadership class had the unique opportunity to work alongside university professors and community ex...

Environmentally Friendly Schools Seen As Good For...

May 24, 2011

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Education Week Vol. 30, Issue 32, Page 10, Katie Ash

​“Green schools” are better for students, teachers, the environment—and the bottom line, a report released this month concludes.

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When Worms Meet Wikis, Anything Can Happen

​FORT COLLINS - With a group of environmentally conscious and social media savvy eighth-graders leading the way, over the last 25 weeks Kinard Middl...

Kinard CARES Collaborates with Colorado State Univ...

May 20, 2011

Students in the Kinard CARES environmental leadership class had the unique opportunity to participate in a leadership development challenge course s...

CSU Graduate Class Assists Kinard Middle School wi...

Students in CON571 Facilities Planning and Management, co-taught by Brian Dunbar and Bill Franzen, former director of facilities and operations for...

Kinard Students Speak at Colorado Recycling Summit...

July 7, 2010

Over the summer two of Kinard's most outstanding students will travel to Steamboat Springs Colorado to present how Kinard CARES uses social media to...

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