“We only have one planet and one chance to get it right.”
~ Amy, Grade 12, Trinity College School EcoTeam member
The Canadian Green Building Council, in partnership with the Global Coalition for Green Schools, has named Trinity College School in Port Hope the ‘Greenest School in Canada,’ tied with Lacombe Composite High School in Alberta.
Every year for 13 years, CaGBC has awarded schools across Canada this exceptional prize, alongside the annual ‘Greenest School in the World’ prize. St. Marguerite d’Youville, a Platinum-level EcoSchool in Hamilton Wentworth Catholic DSB received the Greenest School in Canada prize in 2015. Dunbarton High School in Durham District School Board, another long-standing EcoSchool, was named Greenest School in the World in 2015.
Trinity College School can now count themselves among this lineage of schools who do amazing work for the planet.
Check out the video submitted for the win:
Trinity College School’s Greenest School in Canada award emerges from a longstanding commitment to environmental learning and action. The school has certified with Ontario EcoSchools since 2011-12, and achieved Platinum status, the highest level possible, for the last two years.
EcoTeam lead teacher Alie Elliot explains: “Certification gives our school a benchmark of success and a platform from which to make improvements. It has significantly helped us leverage behaviour change and environmental habit formation among members of our community.”
As Amy, a grade 12 EcoTeam member, notes: “We read statistics and they’re scary and it seems like we can’t fix it [the environment]. It’s daunting. But, being a green rep shows me it’s not hard to take small actions which add up.”
Trinity College School has some ambitious plans for the coming school year. They will focus on reducing food waste with an institutional-scale compost system, and adapting a new three-tier recycling system, communicating via catchy slogans like #alignwiththesign and #ditchthedisposables.
This year the school will also raise funds to double their solar array and look into an energy dashboard to provide live feedback on energy use. Students will continue to get outside through tree-planting on campus, growing veggies in the farm co-curricular program, and learning in the school’s outdoor classroom.
You can read all about Trinity College School’s green accomplishments in this case study by CaGBC and in local media coverage.
A warm congratulations to students and staff at Trinity College School – you make the world a better place!
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