Sustainability
As educators, we are committed to fostering the best possible humans for tomorrow, and the students we are nurturing deserve the best possible planet as well. Our primary aim from a sustainability perspective is to meet the current generation's needs in a way that does not compromise the potential of future generations. Our organizational operations involve a series of consumption practices that ease environmental impact and facilitate the conservation of resources.
Our Green Mission
Head-Royce is committed to providing an organizational culture, a physical space, and an educational program that model and promote environmental health and sustainability. To that end, the school will:
- Embrace an eco-centric and sustainable mindset in its decision making and practices;
- Incorporate sustainable practices in the school’s facilities and operations that maximize energy efficiency and ecosystem services, as well as minimize resource consumption, waste production, and toxin use;
- Emphasize sustainability, environmental health, nutrition, personal responsibility, leadership, and connection to the community beyond the school in our educational program.
Here are just some of the ways we are carrying out our green mission!
ENERGY
858
solar panels on campus
43%
electric needs covered by our panels
100%
renewable electricity sources through Ava energy program
100%
buildings LEED-certified as energy-efficient
100%
LED lights
FOOD
100%
compostable single-use utensils and cups
150
mile radius for our food sources
28%
vegetarian meals served
93%
beefless meals served
17
sinks and reusable bottle refill stations
SUPPLIES
100%
post-consumer recycled content in all office paper
30%
minimum post-consumer content for bathroom and kitchen paper
100%
non-toxic cleaning products
TRANSPORTATION
40%
of students use alternative transportation to school
75%
subsidized private bus service
3
school specific AC Transit lines
90
estimated gallons saved per day by alternative transportation use
15,734
estimated gallons saved per year by alternative transportation use
WASTE
27
tri-sort receptacles
16%
of our waste gets recycled
33%
of our waste gets composted
