U.S. Dept. of Education visits Manhattan Beach’s Grand View Elementary for best green practices [PHOTOS]
Photos A U.S. Department of Education official toured Grand View Elementary in Manhattan Beach Monday as part of its California leg of “Education Built to Last” Facilities Best Practices Tour, which features public Green Ribbon Award Schools that exhibit best practices in school building and grounds design, construction, operations and management to support health, environmental literacy, energy efficiency and cost savings. Members of the Manhattan Beach City Council, district board of trustees and local environmental education groups joined the hourlong tour through campus, featuring highlights such as the garden, a composting station and a recycled lost-and-found station. Grand View Elementary was one of five schools in California visited by the department. Other stops included Journey School in Aliso Viejo, Environmental Charter High School in Lawndale, Longfellow Elementary School in Long Beach and Charles Evans Hughes Middle School in Long Beach. Grand View Elementary principal Rhonda Steinberg leads the group, including Manhattan Beach Unified School District board clerk Penny Bordokas, board president Ida VanderPoorte and Mayor David Lesser, on a tour through campus. Grand…
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