TEECS Green Teams are working hard towards completing the application requirements for Eco-Schools USA. There is no official due date for this application. This application weighs heavily on student participation and qualifications can be updated on the site as we have them. We can pull...
TEECS Plans to Expand February 28, 2021 EditorNews Somerset, NJ—Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School (TEECS) announced a building expansion in it’s future. On Saturday, February 6, 2021, the school held held its 2021-2022 lottery and received 1040 of applications for the 2021-2022 session. “As we work to welcome new students...
Science has proven that there are many benefits to having in-door plants around you in your living and working spaces. 1. Indoor plants help reduce stress levels 2. Real plants sharpen your attention 3. Working with plants is therapeutic 4. Plants help you recover from illness faster 5. Plants boost...
In 2019, TEECS installed three bins in the cafeteria - compost, recycle, and trash - as a continued effort to live sustainably with greener practices, A video was shared with all the classes about how to sort items from their lunch trays. The material collected in...
In 2020, TEECS’ Green Team installed a rain barrel outside the gym. It’s a great way to conserve water. It is also free water for use in your landscape, garden, and other non-drinking purposes. Collecting roof runoff in rain barrels reduces the amount of water...
TEECS school garden, named Green Pride, is maintained by the Green Teams with help from family volunteers over the summer months. Students and team leaders use material from TEECS’ compost to fertilize the soil and water from TEECS’ rain barrel to keep everything growing. In the...
Every year, during the month of October, TEECS holds a Halloween Costume Recycling program. This program encourages everyone to Go Green for Halloween by participating in a costume swap. We encourage families to donate their gently used Halloween costumes for other families to select. [button size=''...
TEECS continues to coordinate TREX recycling at our school. This program was devised by TREX to turn used plastic films into outdoor products. When you donate your unwanted plastic materials to Trex, not only are you helping to keep thousands of pounds of waste out...
