Stewardship of the environment is one of Springmont’s core values. This year, they have upped composting efforts by joining CompostNow, an industrial composting organization, allowing them to compost many more items, including paper towels, meat, compostable tableware, cooked foods, and even half-eaten sandwiches! The program is projected to reduce what they send to the landfill by up to 60 percent.
Students empty classroom and common area indoor bins into larger outdoor bins daily and move these rolling bins to the curb for weekly pick-up. Springmont receives monthly updates about how much is diverted from the landfill, and the soil is delivered back to the school.
The program is supervised by outdoor science education teacher Michelle Wolfersberger, who teaches students about environmental issues and helps them care for their gardens and farm animals.