Tackling the environmental issue of plastics in the ocean, the Makeathon provided students with a "hands-on, fast-paced, collaborative design thinking exercise."

Their project, Ride and Reduce, addresses environmental degradation associated with carbon emissions and other pollutants that are released by gasoline combustion.

The visit included tutorials on recognizing bird calls and meeting the Nature Center's bearded dragon, Ozzie.

There are many activities you can do at home and in your neighborhood to celebrate Earth Month and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

This annual four-week challenge encourages all to be informed recyclers for life

As part of their food and agriculture unit, AP Environmental Science students toured the farm and greenhouse Stone Barns Center For Food And Agriculture in Pocantico Hills.

Middle School students and their families rolled up their sleeves to help support Our New Garden in White Plains

RCDS students showed citizenship in action through engaging in a global effort to raise awareness about climate change and advocate for new climate leadership and policy.

Thank you to everyone who made the RCDS | 150 Earth Day Fair a tremendous success!

Today we gathered to thank and honor Harriet Rofman for her many years of service to the Rye Country Day Middle School. The MS garden will from now on be known as the Harriet Rofman Sunrise Garden.

On Monday, April 22, please bring all working and non-working phones, tablets, laptops, gaming systems, and other small personal electronics and help us reduce the issue of e-Waste in our community!

Using instruments created from recycled and reused materials, Bash the Trash taught Lower School students how we can transform even the simplest materials into cool-sounding instruments!

Freshman Peter Nicholas was named the co-winner of the Bedford 2020 Greenlight Award competition, a program that provides students with a framework, support, and incentives to create sustainable initiatives.

Freshman Peter Nicholas competed in the first round of the Bedford 2020 Greenlight Award competition, a program that provides students with a framework, support, and incentives to create sustainable initiatives.

The Upper School Environmental Club hosted Lew Blaustein of the Climate Reality Project.

November 15 marked both America Recycles Day, a nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling, and the start of the RCDS recycle challenge! The goal of the challenge is to ensure all divisions are recycling properly under the new single stream guidelines.

This past Saturday, members of the upper school cross country team and environmental club participated in International Coastal Cleanup Day at Edith Read Wildlife Sanctuary in Rye, NY.

Rye Country Day School was among a group of recipients of the first-ever Westchester County Eco Awards. The new award recognizes outstanding contributions to the County's local environment and sustainability made by residents, students and schools, municipalities, businesses, and other organizations

As a part of the RCDS Global Studies program, a group of Upper School students recently traveled to Iceland, the land of fire and ice, to experience the surreal landscapes, unique culture, and discover the country's incredible sources of sustainable and renewable energy.

This year several seniors have attended off campus sustainability-related workshops to develop ideas and proposals for environmental action within their own communities.

The Environmental Club sponsored a visit from sustainability consultant and Climate Reality Leader, Lew Blaustein, to present a fast-paced and interactive version of the slide show that was at the heart of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" and "An Inconvenient Sequel" last week.

Rye Country Day School finished first place in the Green Cup Recycle Challenge sponsored by the Green Schools Alliance, a consortium of schools dedicated to sustainability educating and reducing their environmental impact.

To culminate their coursework in the Science & Sustainability of Food elective, students hosted a farm -to -table lunch for Upper School students and faculty.

At a recent Rye City Council Meeting, Headmaster Scott Nelson, RCDS Director of Sustainability Kerry Linderoth, and the RCDS Parents Association Environmental/Wellness Committee were honored as the recipients of the 2018 Rye Sustainability Leadership Award.

Juniors Warren Kennedy-Nolle and Patricia Bautista, and Director of Sustainability Kerry Linderoth attended the Sustainability Through Student Voices conference, at the Town School in New York City. The conference is designed to empower students, teachers, administrators, and parents to implement systemic changes around the critical issues of sustainability.

Congratulations to juniors Warren Kennedy-Nolle and Jialin Yang on a second-place finish in the Bedford 2020 Greenlight Award Competition. Their project, "Turn Your Key, Be Idle Free" raised awareness among Lower School students and parents to help reduce idling cars on campus by 31 percent.

The dining halls at RCDS are "Zero Waste," meaning nothing that is served during a typical lunch period ends up in a landfill. Everything is either washed and reused, such as plates and utensils, or composted, such as food waste and napkins. Every day in the dining hall, the food waste and trash created (if any) is weighed and recorded on a screen for all to see.

Last week, kindergarten students got their hands dirty planting seeds in the Lower School garden. The students are excited to see the results of their hard work in the coming weeks!

At the most recent "Green Screen" event, organized by the RCDS Sustainability Committee, members of the RCDS community were inspired and encouraged to take action to reduce plastic waste.

Rye Country Day was recently recognized as a Rye Healthy Yard by the City of Rye Sustainability Committee.

Over 700 votes were cast, and the results are in!  Rye Country Day has won 1st place in the 2017 Green Schools Alliance Green Cup Video Challenge.