It’s been an amazing year for schools in the EcoSchools program! We’re thrilled to announce 1,900 schools from 58 school boards across Ontario have successfully certified in the 2018-19 school year. These numbers represent the amazing efforts of students, teachers,...
Sam Burwell It isn’t always easy to take environmental action in a setting that can challenge waste reduction and mindful environmental practices. Sam Burwell, a nursing student at McMaster University and a passionate EcoTeam alumnus, strives to change this. Working...
June is packed with occasions that celebrate the environment and provide an opportunity for green learning and action, and is a great time to test out new lessons and activities for future certification years. Since the final deadline to be eligible for 2018-19...
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...
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...
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...
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