Environmental Charter School Pittsburgh

Environmental Charter School Pittsburgh The school continued to grow by one grade a year to grade 8. In 2020, ECS opened its Ninth Grade Academy and plans to grow a grade each year until 12th grade.
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The mission of The Environmental Charter School is to educate each student to high academic learning standards using a themed curriculum that will foster knowledge, love of and respect for the environment and the will to preserve it for future generations The Environmental Charter School is a tuition free K-10 charter school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The school began with grades K-3 in September

2008 and grew to include fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh grades by the 2012/2013 school year. The school fills a gap in local education programs as the first environmentally themed public school in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. ECS combines the academic rigor of the best public schools with a multi-disciplinary, "out-the-door" learning approach rooted in real world problems that build active, engaged, and empathetic citizens. We think differently. We approach school differently. We believe that it is our responsibility to build an active, engaged, and thoughtful citizenry – not just graduate students. We strongly commit to building systems thinkers, and use the platform of environment and ecology explore complexity, diverse perspectives, and various disciplinary ways to engage or explore a problem. Learn more by visiting our website: https://ecspgh.org/

08/31/2026

ECS Senior K'shawn Hawkins who plays for Westinghouse was named the Penn West University Player of the Game in Westinghouse's 20-6 win against Hickory on Saturday. Congrats to K'shawn and Bulldogs on their win!

The ECS contingent of the Ruach Bicycling Club Team has been ripping the trails at Frick Park every Monday & Wednesday t...
08/28/2026

The ECS contingent of the Ruach Bicycling Club Team has been ripping the trails at Frick Park every Monday & Wednesday this summer— building skills, challenging themselves, and having a whole lot of fun along the way!

Come join us at practice, or check us out at our races:

Hollsopple, Pa - August 29th
Alameda - September 19th
Johnston - September 26th
Boyce - October 3rd
Raystown - October 17th

Grades 6- 12: It’s not too late to join the team! Interested? Reach out to [email protected] to learn more and get rolling!

On Friday, ECS Intermediate held its highly anticipated Sorting Ceremony where new students (and staff!) are ‘sorted’ i...
08/24/2026

On Friday, ECS Intermediate held its highly anticipated Sorting Ceremony where new students (and staff!) are ‘sorted’ into houses - Odwaga, Inzet, Umoja and Karuna. Throughout the year, student’s personal accomplishments are recognized with points that count toward their House. It was an exciting day of celebration and excitement. We can’t wait to see the accomplishments of each house this school year and who will take home the highly coveted house cup!

Your child’s health is so important to us. Did you know that each day, our incredible ECS Food Service team serves fresh...
08/19/2026

Your child’s health is so important to us. Did you know that each day, our incredible ECS Food Service team serves fresh, delicious and balanced breakfasts and lunch to ALL of our ECS students across four schools?! Meals are at least 85% made from scratch, never frozen and always FREE.

We partner with Community Kitchen Pittsburgh, to provide students with healthy meals while reducing food waste.

Swipe -> for a few photos of some of our amazing lunches from this past school year! Don’t let your child miss out - encourage them to eat breakfast and lunch at ECS!

And just like that ECS High School and Middle School are back in session! Our teachers and staff were out in full force ...
08/18/2026

And just like that ECS High School and Middle School are back in session! Our teachers and staff were out in full force this morning to greet our returning students - all of whom are as excited about the end of summer as we are! ;)
We can’t wait to see what the year ahead brings for our ECS community. Welcome back everyone!

It was (almost!) all smiles this morning at ECS Intermediate and Primary as we welcomed our students back to school! We ...
08/18/2026

It was (almost!) all smiles this morning at ECS Intermediate and Primary as we welcomed our students back to school! We are so happy to have our halls and classrooms full again. By foot, by bus, by bike,car and carpool our students arrived ready for the year ahead!

We were so happy to see you at last night’s Meet and Greets at ECS Primary and Intermediate Schools! We hope your family...
08/14/2026

We were so happy to see you at last night’s Meet and Greets at ECS Primary and Intermediate Schools! We hope your family is as excited to kick off this year’s school year next week as we are!
Next, we look forward to seeing our middle school families tonight at the ECMS Meet and Greet from 4:30-6:30pm. The countdown to the first day is on!

While we hope you’re enjoying your last week of summer break - we’ve been all system go at ECS preparing to welcome our ...
08/13/2026

While we hope you’re enjoying your last week of summer break - we’ve been all system go at ECS preparing to welcome our students back to school! We’ve been planning, setting up classrooms, participating in professional development and trainings and welcoming our new staff members. We love summer break but we can’t wait to welcome our students back next week. We’ve missed you!

Primary and Intermediate School Families! We hope you’ll join us this Thursday, August 13 between 4:30 and 6:30 pm for a...
08/10/2026

Primary and Intermediate School Families! We hope you’ll join us this Thursday, August 13 between 4:30 and 6:30 pm for a Meet & Greet (hosted at ECS Primary and Intermediate schools) before we kick off this school year! Visit classrooms, meet teachers and classmates, and learn more about your child’s ECS experience in a casual setting. We can’t wait to see you!

ECS is looking for volunteers to ride with students in our bike education programs throughout the school year! Whether y...
08/05/2026

ECS is looking for volunteers to ride with students in our bike education programs throughout the school year!
Whether you’re a seasoned cyclist or have little riding experience, there’s a place for you! Volunteer opportunities are available at Intermediate, Middle, and HS. Come join the fun, help build students’ confidence, and share the joy of riding!
Email [email protected] or use the QR code to sign up. Clearances are required.

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5525 Columbo Street
Pittsburgh, PA
15206

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm

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+14122477970

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