Outdoor Eco Olympics

Plan a day of outdoor activities that connects environmental action with learning. Tips: Have different classrooms plan and lead eco-games (such as waste-sorting challenges, biodiversity blitzes) during the day. This is an excellent way to establish peer-to-peer...

Swap Shop

Focus on how what you wear affects the environment via a Swap Shop event, and host an EcoFashion show to get the message out. Tips: Involve the whole school community by getting students, teachers, staff, and parents to bring in gently used items to swap. You can swap...

Local Food Fun

Organize a local-food awareness campaign by sharing information about the impact of our food system on the environment. Tips: As a part of your campaign, contact a nearby farmer or producer to supply your school with local food that students can bite into. Then as a...

School EcoSummits

Organize a day of environmental learning alongside hands-on activities. Focus on a theme such as water, climate change, or waste to delve into one specific area. Tips: Partner with nearby or feeder schools: experienced schools or high schools can lead the way and...

Clean It Up and Protect It Too

Participate in a school or community cleanup that teaches students about the impact of littering and waste. Tips: Get all students and staff involved in a schoolyard cleanup. One innovative school reused Subway sandwich bags as gloves for students to pick up trash.The...