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/
