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Success Story: Enatai Elementary School
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Recyclable materials from classrooms
Enatai students take pride in emptying classroom recyclable materials into larger hallway bins.
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Use both sides
Enatai students use paper from the paper reuse tray, which holds paper that’s only been used on one side.
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Successful lunchroom sorting
Students use the correct composting, recycling and garbage containers at lunch.
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Conserve energy
Students serve as light monitors to turn off lights in unoccupied classrooms.
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School District: Bellevue
School Location: Bellevue
Began participating in the Green Schools Program: September 2009
Level One of the Green Schools Program: Achieved in May 2010
Level Two of the Green Schools Program: Achieved in April 2011
Waste Reduction and Recycling
- Enatai Elementary increased its recycling rate from 43 percent to 48 percent.
- The City of Bellevue partnered with the Green Schools Program to assist Bellevue schools with recycling improvements.
- A Green Team comprised of staff, students, administration and interested parent volunteers was formed.
- To promote recycling practices, students made presentations to classrooms and created posters.
- The Green Team also used morning announcements, an e-mail to staff and posters to promote recycling practices.
- Student Council members placed stickers that list what can and can’t be recycled on all recycling containers.
- The school started to recycle food scraps and other compostable materials in its cafeteria.
- Students also recycle their milk cartons and stack trays to reduce garbage container volume.
- On Earth Day 2010 the school held a paper-less day to promote waste reduction.
- The parent newsletter included an article about conservation.
- The school held a book exchange.
- The school garden was maintained and trees were planted on school grounds.
- A City of Bellevue representative made presentations during lunch about recycling, composting and garbage.
- Staff was challenged to go paperless on March 23 by using white boards, reusing paper, saving junkmail envelopes to use as scrap paper, and to ask students for ideas on how to go paperless.
- Three third grade classes participated in the “recycling basics” workshop.
Energy Conservation
- The green team worked with the IT department to try to reset timers of when computers are automatically shut off.
- The green team invited the District Energy and Safety Coordinator to present on energy information at staff meeting.
- From September through December during the 2010-2011 school year, Enatai Elementary was able to reduce energy use by 8 percent due to energy conservation practices and reduced heating temperature requirements from the District.
- Students placed energy conservation labels near all light switches in the school.
- Students created an energy conservation patrol to check classrooms when lights and computers should be turned off.
- The green team made bi-weekly announcements to students and staff to share an energy conservation facts and tips.
- The school chose one Wednesday in February to cut down on electricity usage. They saved 8 percent from the previous Wednesday. All the teachers at the school and the office administration helped by turning off a row of lights in their classroom and office all day.
- The school showed an average reduction of 13 percent in electricity usage for the first two weeks in February from the previous year.
- Everyone at the school worked together to turn off lights when they leave a room.
- Teachers started a new student classroom job – the light monitor. Light monitors make sure lights are off when everyone leaves the room.
- The green team sent email reminders to staff about conserving energy.
Water Conservation
- Students participated in the City of Bellevue poo-lution workshop about pet waste and stormwater pollution.
- Three fourth grade classes participated in Nature Vision’s “healthy water systems” workshop.
For more information about the school’s conservation achievements and participation in the Green Schools Program, contact:
Enatai Elementary School
425-456-5200
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