Fall/Winter 2010 - Pingry School

PLANTING THE
SEEDS FOR A
GREENER SCHOOL
Pingry Faculty and Students Hold the
Environment’s Future in Their Hands
Fifty or 100 years from now, will Pingry students be attending school in a state-ofthe-art
facility on a scenic 191-acre campus filled with lush foliage, green grass,
farmland, wetlands, and numerous athletic fields Will they see deer and other
animals roaming the back woods How will their Pingry education compare with
the current academic, artistic, and athletic offerings
Pingry has always done its part to respect and preserve the environment, but, for
over five years, the school has been implementing more aggressive tactics as part
of a Strategic Plan that specifically addresses sustainability. “We want to ensure
that future generations of Pingry students have at least the same opportunities as
today’s students, in terms of outstanding teachers, modern teaching and athletic
facilities, the most recent technology, and all of the other components of
the Pingry experience,” says Headmaster Nat Conard P ’09, ’11. This long-term
strategy unifies the school’s sustainability efforts through its focus on financial
sustainability (spending money wisely); sustaining the school’s human and
physical resources; and being good stewards of the environment.
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