Environmental Education

We want our students to experience joy and wonder in the natural world, and to practice sustaining healthy air, soil, water, plants and animals—and healthy bodies. By encouraging students to think critically and apply solid scientific skills, we aim to nurture an appreciation of the interconnectedness of life on our planet and an understanding of the impact of personal decisions on the common good.

The scope and site of our campus, surrounded by the Bay, marshland and Ring Mountain nature preserve, provide unique opportunities for outdoor learning as well as the potential to support responsible stewardship through alternative energy sources, division-level gardens, recycling and composting programs.

MCDS seeks to instill and nurture in students a sense of stewardship for the environment, grounded in a foundation of science and ecology, and to develop an understanding of complex environmental issues to enable participation in solving problems.