stew•ard•ship (noun)

"the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care"

At John Stanford International School, environmental stewardship is an important aspect of our mission to raise responsible and caring global citizens.  In addition to equipping our students with a second language, the appreciation of culture and diversity and high academic achievement, we teach our students to respect and appreciate the environment and that we must do our part to use the earth's resources responsibly.  As a result, our students, staff and families are taking significant steps to learn more about how we can better care for our environment and planet.  This includes the formation of a student environmental stewardship leadership team or "Green Team", encouraging walking or carpooling to school, and most recently, beginning a composting program in our cafeteria which has reduced our garbage by over a half!

I am very excited about the work we are doing to promote environmental stewardship here at JSIS!  I encourage families to learn more about our "green" efforts here at school and to find a way to get involved!  (And, don't be surprised when your child comes home and tells you that you really should be a better job at composting after dinner.)

Sincerely,

Mr. Aramaki ~ Señor Aramaki ~ あらまき せんせい