Environmental Education

The Environmental Education Committee (EEC) is committed to helping our students and the entire East Side family understand the impact that we all have on the environment. The various programs supported by the EEC are designed to raise awareness, understanding, and foster a commitment to protect and care for the earth.

The Wildlife Poster Contest starts Feb 8! Your child could win a $25 Five Below gift card if they move on to state level! Let’s all learn about Georgia’s native plants and animals and how we can protect them. Due date is February 27th.

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Questions and comments? Contact us at EnvironmentalEducation.espta@gmail.com.

Our Environmental Committee has been hard at work! They recycled over 35 pounds of old markers, pens and sharpies that teachers collected from their classrooms. They also recycled 55 pounds of string lights that our East Side community dropped off at school. Thank you for continuing to support our recycling efforts and keeping our earth clean and green! Also, the Environmental Committee wants to grow our team and could use a committee chair or members to help next year. Please contact environmental.espta@gmail.com if you'd like to get involved!

Recycle Fridays - Every Friday each classroom will deposit the recyclables collected from the week to the bins stationed on each floor. This initiative takes three volunteers every Friday morning between 7:20AM until 8:00AM. Please reach out if able to assist one Friday or on a frequent basis.

No Idle Zone – East Side’s No-Idling Zone is part of our involvement with the Clean Air Schools program. Through this program we are working to protect the health of our students and the health of our environment, and we ask you to show your support by turning off your engine. Cobb County has also adopted a no-idling policy for our school buses, greatly restricting the idling time on school grounds.