Our Program

Sustain Dane is bringing Education for Sustainability (EfS) to Dane County by working with partners and leveraging local and state excitement.  We are working on various fronts with Madison Metropolitan School District's Sustainable Schools Initative, the GROW Coalition, the Mpower ChaMpions Schools Program, and a collaboration with the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education.

Madison Metropolitan School District's Sustainable Schools Initiative
We are helping the Madison Metropolitan School District to realize their vision of a becoming a model sustainable school district through the development and implementation of a district-wide sustainabilty plan, the administration of the People.Power.Planet campaign, and the on-going support of Badger Rock Middle School.

GrassRoots/OutdoorWonder (GROW) Coalition
Encouraging outdoor learning is another way Sustain Dane is supporting EfS in our community.  In February 2011, Sustain Dane co-founded the GROW (GrassRoots/OutdoorWonder) Coalition in partnership with Health Forward Consulting,  Community GroundWorks and the University of Wisconsin-Extension and continues to coordinate this effort.  

Mpower ChaMpions Schools Program
Modeled after Sustain Dane's highly successful Mpower ChaMpions Business Program, the Mpower ChaMpions Schools Program will support the integration of sustainability in local schools.  This program is being piloted in select MMSD schools during the 2012-2013 school year.

Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education Collaboration
Sustain Dane is participating in a collaboration led by the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education to develop a program to support EfS state-wide.