Continued Commitment to Laudato Si’
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- Oct 20, 2022
Map-Making at O’Dowd: Students Find a Place at the Intersection of Art and Science
“All of us can cooperate as instruments of God for the care of creation, each according to his or her own culture, experience,...
- Sep 16, 2022
Leading Environmental Activism: O’Dowd’s “Kinship with Creation” Curriculum Inspires CA Educators
Droughts, heat waves, wildfires, tropical storms and hurricanes, rising oceans and shrinking Arctic ice caps. These climate change...
- Apr 4, 2022
O’Dowd Senior Creates Lasting Impact By Planting Trees
“Not only did we get to help our environment, but we also connected as a community,” she says. “It’s amazing to watch two different...
- Jan 10, 2022
Love Your Neighbor: Bounty Abounds In O’Dowd’s Living Lab
‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.“ Mark 12:31 O’Dowd is surrounded by the Oak Knoll,...
- Sep 7, 2021
Renewing the Oikos of God at O’Dowd
Looking out from the Center for Environmental Studies patio, Isabel Rodriguez-Vega, Sustainability Programs Manager at O’Dowd, pauses...
- Mar 27, 2019
Spiritual Ecology Conference
“Our Common Home” Summit in Oakland Offers Ways to Integrate Spiritual Ecology and Education With Joanna Macy and Corrina Gould Date:...
- Dec 12, 2018
Getting in the Christmas Spirit at the DIY Holiday Festival
The 5th annual Living Lab Do It Yourself (DIY) Holiday Festival, held in the Annex during MP on December 11, 2018, put students and staff...
- Oct 29, 2018
Alumni Help Tend O’Dowd Living Lab
The Living Lab is a place where students can deepen their Kinship with Creation and learn how to create an environmentally sustainable,...
- Oct 9, 2018
Practicing Environmental Virtues
Christian Morality classes spent October 9 in the Living Lab practicing environmental virtues. Inspired by the materials put forward by...
- Aug 27, 2018
Living Lab Service Day – August 25
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- May 10, 2018
Green Dragons Become “Chicken Whisperers”
Last week about 75 students participated in Green Dragons “Chicken Breeds and Chicken Care” during one of their Flex periods. Students...
- Apr 27, 2018
Earth Week 2018 Inspires Students to Action
Did you know the way we design our cities can affect our environment? Did you know you can wear a climate solution? Did you know climate...
- Apr 23, 2018
Earth Week 2018 Activities
Daily Themes and Dress Code Students will be allowed to dress in the assigned color on each day, and faculty/staff are encouraged to do...
- Aug 14, 2017
Living Lab Hosts Visitors from North Dakota
The Living Lab hosted a group of volunteers from Cavalry Lutheran Church in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on July 31 who were participating...
- Jun 14, 2017
Acterra 2017 Business Environmental Award for Sustainable Built Environment
Siegel & Strain Architects
- Jun 12, 2017
O’Dowd Launches New Garden Program
Fifteen O’Dowd students are participating in a new Beyond O’Dowd Garden program this summer, completing their Anawim, Friends, or 201Club...
- May 30, 2017
S-Corps Leaders Develop Legacy Projects
Did you know that an idling vehicle emits 20 times more pollution than a vehicle traveling at 30 miles per hour? Student leaders in the...
- May 18, 2017
O’Dowd Awarded $30,000 Grant to Continue Zero Waste Efforts
O’Dowd was recently awarded a $30,000 grant from the Altamont Education Advisory Board to continue the school’s Zero Waste program. This...
- Apr 28, 2017
Earth Week – S4S Recap
Earth Week 2017 was a huge success! S-Corps Leaders established two key goals for the week: heighten awareness of key environmental...
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