Academy Hosts “Focus the Nation” Panel Discussion with Political Leaders, Energy Officials | Environmental experts, community meet to discuss global warming

Phillips Exeter Academy Receives National Honors for Environmental Sustainability | Honored by National Association of Independent Schools

PEA, Others Fight Global Warming through Green Cup Competition | Intergovernmental report warns that global warming is "unequivocal"

Academy Hosts First Annual “Green Cup Challenge” Conference With 15 East Coast Schools Participating | Participants share sustainability ideas and learn how to impact global warming

Exeter, Community Host First "Step It Up" Rally in Honor of National Day of Climate Action | 1,300 rallies across the country demanding legislative change

Green Thumbs for Silver Spoons | Better learning through private-school agriculture


Senior Prank Replays Class of '57 Escapade, With a Green Difference | The "green" class nods to tradition and environmentalism with unusual prank

Sustainability Gets Greener | New logo celebrates the growth of Exeter's sustainability initiatives

"Green" Houses Sprout Up on Campus | New faculty houses incorporate solar panels, geo-thermal heating, heat recovery systems and more

Jennifer Wilhelm: Learning Green by Living Green (excerpt from The Exeter Bulletin, Winter 2006) | PEA’s new environmental education fellow calls her position “a dream job”

"With Organics You Get It All": Lessons in Sustainability from Stonyfield Farm | Students respond to upbeat message from CEO of Stonyfield Farm

Earth Fest this Sunday – Check out the BioBus | Come learn about vehicles powered by vegetable oil and much more

Seniors Give to Exeter, the Green Way | Class of '07 donates solar panels, to be installed on faculty housing

Academy Center Takes the "LEED" (excerpt from The Exeter Bulletin, Spring 2007) | The Phelps Academy Center is a leader in energy and environmental design

Exeter assists in worldwide coastal cleanup day | Student volunteers clear debris from two local rivers

GCC Starts Today – Every Watt Counts! | Fifteen schools and over 12,000 school members participating this year

Student-Run Organic Garden Serves Up Produce | Garden born from a student proposal delivers the goods … both educational and edible



Sustainability at Exeter

PEA Sustainability

Many people associate sustainability with environmental issues, but it begins with a much broader and far-reaching question: How can we meet our present needs without jeopardizing opportunities for future generations to meet theirs?

Sustainability embraces not only the natural world, but also economic development, food production, energy and social organization. Campus sustainability means acting with the long term in mind, in our classrooms and in our institutional practices.

Exeter is committed to addressing sustainability in all aspects of school life. The aim is to make sustainable behavior as much a part of “the Exeter way” as greeting one another on the school paths or offering a wave of thanks to drivers who stop for us at crossings. 

Exeter has made great strides towards making the school culture more sustainable. We want to do still more, because that’s the Exeter way.

Learn about Exeter's sustainability projects…
Read the mission statement…
Read about Exeter's sustainability efforts in The Exeter Bulletin, Spring 2004...