Sustainability Curriculum

Sustainability lessons are taught by teachers to Hylander students throughout their time in Columbia Heights Public Schools. Examples of these lessons include:

• An elementary lesson about Solar Power taught by the North Park School for Innovation STEM teacher. 
• A middle school lesson about Renewable Energy taught by a Columbia Academy Engineering teacher.
• A high school lesson about Environmental Science and Solar vs. Gas taught by a Columbia Heights High School Science teacher.

Modules within Project Lead the Way (PLTW) from PreK to High School include learning about solar energy: 

• Elementary: Sunlight and Weather (Kindergarten) and Energy Explorations (5th Grade)
• Middle School: Green Architecture class
• High School: within Engineering classes

Blooming Heights

• Students have the opportunity to learn about solar energy from the CHPS Agriculture Specialist in Blooming Heights.

Solar Curriculum

• Columbia Heights Public Schools will be incorporating lessons from Ideal Energies to "develop understanding of solar energy, careers, teamwork, design and real-world issues."