Tahoma School District
Maple Valley, WA

Tahoma School District serves approximately 8,200 students in grades pre-K-12 in and around Maple Valley, WA, a suburban community (23,000 population) in Southeast King County, about 30 miles southeast of Seattle.Tahoma School District is recognized as innovative in its development and use of curriculum, including the focus on sustainability through all grade levels. Test scores indicate that Tahoma students are among the state’s top 5 percent, on average.
Top District Power Schools
Top Participants % to Goal
Top Energy Savers % Energy Saved
- Lake Wilderness Elementary 61%
- Central Services 58%
- Tahoma High 39%
- Cedar River Elementary 34%
- Tahoma Elementary 23%
Carbon Savings Metric Tons
- Tahoma High 552
- Maple View Middle 329
- Lake Wilderness Elementary 295
- Central Services 250
- Rock Creek Elementary 224
Progress Snapshot
Power Points
13%
earned by taking action
Energy Savings
33%
saved in your districtCarbon Savings
2,429
metric tons of carbon saved in your districtTotal Pledges
1,425
people pledged this year(29,052 total) to cut energy and waste
Announcements View All
Earth Week Celebration!
04/16/21 Shadow Lake Elementary
All right Shadow Lake Tigers get ready for an Earth Week filled with challenges and fun! Follow this link to for the daily challenges. Remember to add photos of your green efforts on the Padlet link located on the presentation. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQv5_XTYzLcZTYTMMrljHO7MbJhegzu8ImPm7TiYuINJ-rYoyECVOHpD86MZ_x2TryTXRF3gcN-AN_Z/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000
April
04/12/21 Maple View Middle
We are working hard on Earth Week. Each day we will post something on our school wide google classroom page. On Monday we will post a survey and ask students to submit pictures of them doing environmentally friends task (nature walks, picking up litter, turning down the power, etc.), on Tuesday will we encourage students to take a nature walk (Its supposed to be 65 degrees and sunny!), on Tuesday we will post a video for students to watch (it is our asynchronous day), on Thursday we are partnering with ASB for spirit week and asking students to dress in green for Earth Day, on Friday we are collecting pledges/take action points.
March
04/12/21 Maple View Middle
Throughout March we worked on a presentation about conserving energy and the different types of energy that we harvest- nuclear, wind, water, solar, etc. We then discussed the pros and cons for each. Our presentation taught our students about the benefits of clean energy, how to conserve energy, and be thoughtful of our planet.
Kicking Off Virtual Green Team!
04/01/21 Shadow Lake Elementary
Our virtual Green Team meetings have started out strong! Students have brought new ideas for our Green Team, and we look forward to see what the students achieve this year.
Climate Change Slide Show
01/27/21 Maple View Middle
Today we finalized our climate change presentation and will post it for students in our school to choose ways to take action.
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Earth Week Celebration

04/16/21 Shadow Lake Elementary
We can’t wait to see the all the green efforts going on in our school and Maple Valleycommunity
Green Team Zoom Meeting

04/12/21 Maple View Middle
Here is our Green Team meeting via zoom. We got consent for all participants and are adding this picture to our yearbook
Take Action

02/08/21 Maple View Middle
We have a school wide google classroom page. We made an informative slide presentation and then posted the question asking students how they plan to TAKE ACTION. Here is the break down. :-)
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Take the Pledge!
04/16/21 Shadow Lake Elementary
What simple things can you do to save energy, reduce waste, and be greener? Explore the Take Action page and Take the Pledge!
Thank You Earth Read Aloud
04/16/21 Shadow Lake Elementary
What are you grateful for?
Tahoma Video Productions - Teacher Highlight
12/20/19 Tahoma High
Green Team was featured in our school’s video highlights. Check it out!