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Essential Certification Updates

1. Early Bird Prize: Get a head start on certification by submitting your online application by the early bird deadline of April 15. Schools who submit before the deadline will be entered into a draw to win a fantastic MEC gift certificate. 2. Get Certified: The April 29 deadline is approaching fast. Next on the agenda for […]

Help Protect Ontario Pollinators!

Monday March 7, 2016 is the last day to comment on the draft Pollinator Health Action Plan. At present, schools and school boards are not included as key stakeholders in the action plan and we encourage you to send in a comment to highlight how schools and school boards can help..

Student view on Climate Change

This post is written by Brynne, grade ten student at Dr. Frank J Hayden Secondary School in Halton DSB.  Climate change has been an issue for many years. Only recently are we beginning to realize that it is a problem that we need to take seriously. A large cause of climate change is our energy consumption and […]

One amazing resource for World Water Week + Funding too!

RESOURCE When planning for World Water Week in March (21-25), considering using Ontario EcoSchools new The Great Lakes: A Learning and Action Resource in the classroom and for whole-school awareness campaign ideas. The kit includes a host of information about the Great Lakes, from facts about their history and geologic formation (did you know that […]

EcoAction Prize Winner: Introducing Jack Miner

This article is based on an interview with the EcoTeam at Jack Miner Public School in Durham District School Board. Who is part of your EcoTeam? At Jack Miner, we have an amazing group of committed young environmentalists as part of our EcoSchools team. Our students range from Grade 4 to Grade 7 and we […]