Thurgood Marshall Academy

Every Day is Earth Day at TMA

Thanks to the Thurgood Marshall Academy Green Club, our school participates in green practices every day. After learning about the environmental impact of trash, the students started to regularly weight and monitor trash production across the school, measuring the weight produced and challenging the school community to produce less waste.

Students expanded their green vision when they began a worm compost pile, fueled by scraps from the cafeteria. The students use the compost created by the worms to use in the school garden; students then grow food which they take home for their families.

For their next project, the Green Club is making a documentary about the school's food. More information about a film screening and the school's Earth Day fair will be available soon.

Check out what else the Green Club is up to -- they're featured in an article in Green Right Now, available here.

TMA Participates in Power Shift 2009

Students in Sam Ullery's Environmental Sciece class, along with members of the Green Club, participated in Power Shift 2009, the largest youth summit in the country with over 10,000 high school and college students attending. Power Shift 2009 focused on the climate change, clean energy policies, and voter registration. The organizers included voter registration to emphasize the importance and empowerment of civic participation; by registering to vote, students are empowered to create change within their own communities.

Find out more about Power Shift 2009 (and Thurgood Marshall Academy's role in the DC Green movement) in the Examiner.