Environmental Charter School Pittsburgh

Last Wednesday we celebrated our 8th Grade class with a beautiful Promotion Ceremony at Sherwood Events Center. Our 8th graders were cheered on by supportive family, friends, and staff who have guided them on their ECS journeys.

Please join us in wishing our 8th grade students a huge congratulations and they move on to their next exciting chapter! We are so proud of them!

Please join us in congratulating our ECS graduating class of 2026!

Last night we celebrated our third high school graduation during a ceremony at The Circuit Center & Ballroom on the South Side. The class of 30 students marked their commencement with a program attended by family, friends, board members, faculty, and staff.

It was an incredible night for our students and families. We will share more photos from last nights event plus our amazing 8th Grade Promotion ceremony next week!

We had the most gorgeous day for our 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony! We are so grateful to all of our families and supportive friends who came to cheer on our fifth grade as we marked the end of their Intermediate School careers! We are so proud of all they’ve accomplished and can’t wait for all that comes next in Middle School and beyond!

Have you heard?! Umoja won the Intermediate House Cup this year!
Please us in congratulating our House Cup winners!

Just a friendly reminder!
Tomorrow Wednesday, June 10 and Thursday, June 11 are half days for students. Happy (almost!) end of the school year!

It was a momentous day for ECS Intermediate as they officially introduced the new House Leaders for the 2026-2027 school year! These outstanding individuals have demonstrated exceptional character, dedication, and house spirit.
We have no doubt they will guide their houses with integrity and inspire their peers throughout the coming year. Congratulations to our new house leaders!

Three ECHS Seniors, Dylan Reddy, Ethan Pearcey, and Sam Katsman, were honored alongside Valedictorians and Salutatorians from other Pittsburgh Public Schools at the Breakfast of Champions at the University of Pittsburgh on Monday, June 8, 2026.
The event is a celebration of academic achievement for students from PPS and Charter Schools through the City of Pittsburgh. Congrats to our Seniors on your incredible accomplishment!

We’d like to extend a huge thank you to all of the families who came out to learn more about ECS and visit our High School at our ECS Fly By this week! It was a beautiful day for our faculty and staff to meet prospective and current families whose students will be moving up to high school in the Fall. We can’t wait for next year at ECSHS!

Keep the love of biking rolling all summer long! Students entering grades 6-12 are invited to join the ECS Mountain Bike team for it’s first season of racing, adventure rides, fun rides, trail stewardship projects, and more. Practices begin as early as July, so don’t wait- sign up soon! (link to sign up form in comments)

Want to “Try-It Out” First?
Come out on June 13 from 12:00–1:30 PM at Reynolds Street Park (near the lawn bowling green). Coaches will be available to answer any questions!

Email Laura at [email protected] for more information.

Trout Release Day!
As part of their year-long study of watersheds, our fifth graders raise Rainbow Trout through the PA Trout in the Classroom program. Students learn about water quality and the trout life cycle while caring for the fish as they grow from eggs to fingerlings. Students test the water weekly to monitor the chemical balance, feed the fish and help clean the tank. In May the Trout Team traveled to our approved stream to release 101 fingerlings into the wild!