Community Day School (CDS)
Mission: Build a more Peaceful, Just, and Sustainable World
Vision: Peace, Development, and Environmental Protection are Interdependent and Indivisible (Principle 25 of the 1992 Rio Declaration)
CDS Ornamental Horticulture's Goals: Earn a high school diploma, work a summer internship, obtain industry certification, be prepared for college, complete the pathway sequence, and live peacefully and productively.
Myrna Fleming, Horticulture Teacher, [email protected]
Sacramento State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mr. Tom Torlakson presents the California Green Ribbon Schools Award to Ms. Fleming and Mr. Sznajder.
CDS Ornamental Horticulture
Outcomes
Be Peaceful (collaboration)
- Work together to build community
- Live in a way that respects the freedom of others
- Talk out your problems
- Plant the seeds now to feed future generations
- Find peace within yourself, so that you can bring peace to others
Embody Justice (communication and argument)
- Speak your truth, even if you speak alone
- Advocate for the environment, it is essential for life
- Stand up for your rights and the rights of others
- Control the outcomes of your actions
- It is on us to make change happen – “history is us”
Engage in Sustainability (critical thinking and problem solving)
- Use your knowledge to solve problems
- Gain strength from diversity
- Know that every natural system has its limits
- Think flexibly and creatively
- A small change can make a big difference
- Accept nature’s feedback and adjust your actions accordingly
- Plan for the future – Plant a tree today, even if the world ends tomorrow