The Environmental Charter School is a public, tuition-free K–12 charter school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Through an innovative, eco-literacy-based curriculum, we grow active, engaged, empathetic citizens who are critical thinkers and purposeful agents of change. At its core, eco-literacy means all systems in the world (natural, social, and built) are interconnected, and the decisions we make as people in our communities and the world ripple throughout these environments.

ECS combines the academic rigor of the best public schools with a multi-disciplinary, "out-the-door" learning approach rooted in real-world problems. Through a variety of supports and the 4Cs guiding principles, the school district focuses on the development of the whole child, challenges students to be systems thinkers, and forges a path to global citizenry.

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ECS Intermediate field trip at @urbanairpark this past Saturday. Fun for everyone! 🤸

Another delicious day in Ms. Madden's class! 5 Food & Culture blocks and 1 elective block made Korean army stew, Budae jjigae, and talked about the relationship between the USA & S.Korea. 🍛🥢🍚 Students understood the complexity of the cultural fusion in this dish, with ingredients such as: spam, sausage, eggs, tofu, cheese, 2 types of ramen, rice cakes, cabbage, bok choy, garlic, green onion, baked beans, mushrooms, gochuchang, soy, sugar, kimchi, tuna, and a curry base broth. Yum!🍜

Welcome to #Episode9 of ECS Flashback! Hear from Jon Herward, Technology Integrationist at our high school, about how 2020 shaped ECS. With emphasis on the teamwork amongst our staff to ensure student success in the midst of global challenges. 🌱