Welcome to a new year of environmental learning and action. In 2014-15, our community grew to include 1,762 certified Ontario EcoSchools from 52 school boards. We are excited to support schools in their upcoming eco initiatives – and warmly welcome those new to the program! Here are some resources to help plan your greenest year […]
GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Unionville Public School, Nature Buddies Outdoor Inquiry “We held a Nature Buddies outdoor inquiry and the whole school was involved! Kindies collected materials for ‘nature crowns.’ We built rafts to measure how fast our stream flows. We looked for invasive species. Kindies and grade 5s explored the history of the pond […]
This year we created a “Getting Started” video that follows Toronto Ouest in CS Viamonde through the annual cycle of their Ontario EcoSchools program. The video provides a ‘how-to’ overview that covers the six sections, tips for timing your initiatives, and ways to select the projects best suited to your school. Watch it now for […]
Our congratulations go to Saint-Noël-Chabanel Catholic Elementary School in Cambridge, the first Francophone school in Ontario to engage in the Experienced EcoSchools Certification Cycle.
Spring has sprung and schools in the Niagara Region are showing off their beautiful School Ground Greening projects.
The June 1-5 EcoAction Challenge had 86 schools participate from 32 different school boards. Our panel of judges had a difficult time choosing between the many amazing entries, and after much deliberation arrived at the award winners. The grand prize goes to Unionville Public School in York Region DSB, the second prize to Jack Miner […]
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