ANNUAL REPORT
2018-2019
Standing with Youth, Growing the Movement
Lindsay Bunce | Executive Director
This past year has seen a historic movement of youth speaking out about the need for urgent climate action. The spotlight is on incredible figures like Greta Thunberg, Autumn Peltier, and Isra Hirsi, who, along with thousands of students in schools across Canada, are raising their voices to demand clear and decisive action on the climate crisis.
This call to action has been heard by municipalities, community organizations, and school boards, many of whom have taken the positive step of declaring climate emergencies. Leaders, like the Rainbow District School Board in Sudbury, Ontario, have also highlighted critical ways we can respond to climate change, including prioritizing EcoSchools certification. A record six school boards reached 100% certification for their schools and more schools than ever are deepening their engagement in the EcoSchools program by achieving Platinum certification. These milestones are clear signs that we, as the EcoSchools community, are on the right track and that our work is more important than ever before.
This past year was full of exciting changes, including envisioning an EcoSchools program that supports Canadian schools from coast to coast to coast. Our transition from Ontario EcoSchools to EcoSchools Canada also enabled us to join the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), an international network supporting over 19 million students across 67 countries through EcoSchools certification. With a greater focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and increasing student agency in the program, we are thrilled to unveil this dynamic new certification experience to all schools in 2020-2021.
Forging a national EcoSchools program is a key element of meaningful climate action for students in Canada and requires more support than ever before. We have a bold vision for the education sector in Canada and we invite you to be bold with us as we demonstrate the power of positive environmental action in schools across the country.
Help us reach our shared climate goals. A sustainable future begins at every EcoSchool.
Our Team
Full-Time Staff
Melissa Benner
Lindsay Bunce
Tania Cheng
Galen Drinnan
Ryan Dyment
Sierra Frank
Clara Luke
Josh Padolsky
Edvirge Prédestin
Theresa Ramirez
Michelle Shahoud
Jenny Struyk
Part-Time Staff
Natalia Bekirsky
Jocelyn Cadieux
Jaya Deonandan
Neil Dunning
Ariel Estulin
Hayley Goodchild
Paula Graham Harvey
Andrew Johnson
Erin Moir
Richard Prager
Jillian Senyi
Devanshi Sojitra
Kirushanth Sriranjan
Amanda Watkins
Volunteers
Maggie Ballantyne
Catherine Belokapov
Sarah Bradley
Stephanie Calabrese
Lorraine Chung
Jimberly Cotoner
Dana Decent
Teresa Dowd
Carly Gladstone
Jasmine Green
Kyle Jones
Brodie Kinnear
Donald Macpherson
Gavin McGuire
Michael Michaud
Kat Muzyliwsky
Carina Nunes
Nadia Parpulova
Candice Ruggero
Queenie Tam
Sarah Vella
Elie Xu
Amy Yong
Patrick Yong
Patrick Zhao