DCEEC and Schoolyard Greening

DC Schoolyard Greening (DCSG) was founded in May 2003 by local and national non-profit organizations, city government agencies, teachers,and concerned individuals. In 2006, it became incorporated into a standing committee of the DC Environmental Education Consortium. As a program of the DCEEC, the mission of D.C. Schoolyard Greening is to increase and improve schoolyard green spaces to promote ecological literacy and environmental stewardship among students, teachers, parents and the surrounding community.