Ear to the Ground – Mike Town: Passionate about environmental education
CLEARING interview by Jackie Wilson
Mike Town earned two bachelor’s degrees and a master’s degree from Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University and the University of Washington.
From 1985 to 2010, Mike taught numerous science courses at Redmond High School including a very successful Advanced Placement Environmental Science program, which over the course of more than 10 years has been taken by nearly half of the student body. He has also developed numerous elective courses including a Career and Technical Educational course in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Design. In 2006, Mike developed the Cool School Challenge (CSC), a program in which has students audit and then reduce the carbon footprints of their schools. CSC now reaches internationally. (more…)