WATCH OUR LATEST HOW-TO VIDEO here. Ontario EcoSchools’ new School Ground Greening video is a how-to film that features students and staff from La Mosaïque. Read more about the amazing school featured in the video: One of the most transformative of sections of the Ontario EcoSchools program is School Ground Greening. La Mosaïque elementary school in CS Viamonde takes their school ground […]
First of all, a hearty thanks to the 1,481 schools who registered and completed their EcoReviews by January 29th. We look forward to learning more about your eco initiatives over the coming months. To help you build on your eco-efforts thus far, here are some upcoming events. 1. Earth Hour: Schools Celebrate March 7-11 Earth […]
Get your binoculars and notepads ready: the annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), organized by the National Audubon Society (with Bird Studies Canada as the Canadian partner) is happening this weekend! The GBBC encourages bird-lovers to become citizen scientists by counting birds in their communities between February 12-15. Anyone interested in the natural environment should […]
Mid-winter can sometimes feel like a lull in the school year: the winter break feels like a distant memory, March Break is still a ways away, and the ground is still too barren to start your spring planting. Well, you’re in luck! Active and Safe Routes to School is once again organizing a Winter Walk […]
We were honoured to have Nick Bertrand and Jennifer Farrell-Cordon from the Ontario Ministry of Education present on the links between the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Ontario EcoSchools program at the January 2016 School Board Conference.
Written by the Unionville EcoTeam and lead teachers. Our EcoAction Challenge from 2015 was called Nature Buddies. The program involved our entire school, including students, staff and the parent community. Older classes were paired up with younger classes to investigate Toogood Pond in Unionville, which is our local park and pond. The programs for each […]
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