Mission
NEW HAVEN ECOLOGY PROJECT, INC. IS A CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP WHERE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, AND ADULTS CULTIVATE HABITS OF HEALTHY LIVING AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICE, ACQUIRING THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND UNDERSTANDING THEY NEED TO LIVE POWERFUL, PRODUCTIVE, ENRICHED LIVES. IN 1997, A CHARTER TO OPERATE COMMON GROUND HIGH SCHOOL WAS GRANTED. COMMON GROUND HIGH SCHOOL IS THE NATION'S LONGEST-RUNNING ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER SCHOOL, CREATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE STUDENTS AND POWERFUL COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS.