Plan Ahead: “May” the outdoors be with you

May is often seen as the first “real” month of spring, when the days are warm and flowers and plants really begin to bloom. It’s appropriate then that so many of the eco events and days involve getting outside! You can claim many of these activities in your...

Get to know Jacob O’Connor

We’re thrilled to introduce Jacob O’Connor, a new member of EcoSchools Board of Directors. Jacob is the Director of Charity Engagement at CanadaHelps, a leading Canadian non-profit social enterprise that works to promote charitable giving on a national scale. Q: Tell...

How EcoTeam changed my life

By Emmalee Frketich, Westmount Secondary School, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board When I was in grade nine, I saw a poster for my school’s environmental activism team, the EcoNinjas, and thinking it would be a good way to get involved in my new school, went to...

5 Awesome Ideas for Earth Week 2019

Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22, but for many green-minded people, one day is simply not enough! Schools can celebrate the greenest time of year by transforming Earth Day into a week of action. For schools that are new to running Earth Week events, our...

SuperConference 2019: A resounding success!

On February 14, 2019, Ontario EcoSchools hosted its largest-ever SuperConference at York University. In the expansive rooms of the beautiful New Student Centre, nearly 400 attendees, including 165 youth and a plethora of EcoExhibitors, congregated to embark on a day...