Partherships that Work!

Met this morning with staff from the City of Riverside Public Utilities to draw-up plans for implementing two new programs that demonstrate the power of school-to-community partnerships.

First, the water department will work with our 6th grade teacher curriculum development team to integrate "Going Green" lessons into the science and social studies experience for full-time RVS students. This will include interaction between RVS students and City leaders and opportunities for students to make real-world connections between their studies and the work of the City.

Second, RVS high school and middle school students will participate in virtual internship programs that engage them with the fields of green urban planning, green architecture, and computer game design. The latter will be built on a four-legged platform supported by RVS staff, Public Utilities personnel, a software development company in Colorado, and Cal State LA. This is truly innovative stuff!