Posted 05/06/2013 05:45PM
Berkshire was named a Green Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education recently for its efforts to reduce environmental impact and costs, improve health and offer environmental education. Berkshire is one of just 64 schools in the nation to receive the distinction. Click here to read more.
Posted 02/21/2013 12:08PM
Students in Ms. Xu's Chinese classes celebrated Chinese New Year at her house recently, making and eating their own dumplings from scratch and practicing their language skills. Click here to see a slideshow.
Posted 02/09/2013 03:00PM
The school has a new tool to monitor and analyze real-time energy consumption on campus: an online Energy Dashboard that includes data from many campus buildings, as well as the two-megawatt solar field. Click here to learn more.
Posted 09/03/2012 10:39AM
The new Math and Science Center, a 48,000-square-foot building that increases curricular space by 129%, is both smart and sustainable. By incorporating state-of-the-art design, the building is predicted to reduce energy consumption by 58.7% compared to standard buildings.
Posted 05/10/2012 03:15PM
Cody Turner '13, a member of the Sustainability class, recently helped the school to initiate a no-idling policy. The new rule is now incorporated in the employee handbook and signs will be posted in key locations.