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Our Power, Our Planet: Youth for the Environment
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April 23, 2026
Time:
12:00 pm EST
Audience:
Grade 6-12 Students
This Earth Week, learn how to advocate for the environment through school projects, community action, and local petitions. This event brings students together to explore how their voices can influence change in their schools, neighbourhoods, and local communities. Through stories from young eco experts, insights from environmental leaders, and examples of student‑led initiatives, you’ll discover practical ways to speak up, organize, and take meaningful action for the environmental issues that matter most to you.
Karishma Porwal
Sustainability Storyteller &
Climate Educator
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Emily Hunter
Senior Program Manager – Environmental Defence
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Emily Hunter is a second-generation environmentalist, storyteller, and strategist. As Senior Program Manager at Environmental Defence Canada, she leads campaigns on Ontario’s energy transition, helping municipalities and communities advance renewable power and resist fossil fuel expansion. She has worked with leading organizations including Greenpeace, Sea Shepherd, and 350.org. Author of The Next Eco-Warriors, she co-produced MTV’s IMPACT series and appeared in films like Revolution and How to Change the World. She holds a Master’s in Environmental Studies from York University, and is a mother of two, committed to a just, sustainable future.
EcoVision Environmental Club
Lacombe Composite High School
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EcoVision is a student-run club whose goal is to build ecological leaders through projects that enhance students’ education, help the environment, and encourage community collaboration. The student-led projects include a 6.0 kW solar array, the first of its kind in Canada, a near-net-zero tropical geodesic greenhouse, a two-acre food forest with 200 fruit trees and 50 raised vegetable beds, a bee apiary, a goat barn with a living roof & solar array, and the
Little Mother Earth Indigenous Garden. EcoVision Club has won numerous awards, such as the EcoTeam Awards, T4 Education Top 10 Schools in the World, Emerald Award, and more.
Indoor Gardening for the Future
Watch hereDate:
December 9, 2025
Time:
12:00 pm EST
Audience:
Grade 6-12 Students
Join students from across Canada for an engaging event all about indoor gardening, plant science, and successful student-led projects. Three presentations will spark curiosity and illustrate how to grow food indoors. Stay until the end for a chance to win a Plantaform Indoor Garden for your school!
Meet the presenters and explore the presentations below.
Guardians of Nature: Indigenous Knowledge and Science in Action
Watch hereDate:
April 24th, 2025
Time:
12:00pm ET
Audience:
Grade 6-12 Students
Celebrate Earth Week with us!
In collaboration with Exploring by The Seat of Your Pants and Environment and Climate Change Canada, students will dive into how Indigenous leadership and scientific expertise are working together to protect Canada’s natural treasures.
Where Have All the Birds Gone and What Can We Do to Help?
Watch hereDate:
February 13th, 2025
Time:
12:00pm ET
Audience:
Grade 6-12 Students
Join us for this special program in partnership with Exploring by The Seat of Your Pants and Environment and Climate Change Canada as we explore some of the big threats facing our feathered friends and what we’re doing to understand more and help them! We’ll be partnering with scientists Dr. Barbara Frei and Dr. Elizabeth Gow to learn about city lights, cats, migrations and more!
Space Brain Hack
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December 17th, 2024
Time:
12:00pm ET
Audience:
Grade 6-12 Students
The Space Brain Hack invites young minds to tackle open-ended challenges related to Gateway and space exploration. Through problem-solving and creative thinking, students will explore innovations for future space missions and discover the impact they could make by pursuing STEM studies and careers.
Earth Week Event 2024
Watch hereDate:
April 25th, 2024
Time:
12:00pm ET
Audience:
Grade 6-12 Students
Hear from some of Canada’s top climate scientists! This exciting event features presentations by three scientists working for Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Training webinars
Training webinars give all members of the school community an opportunity to build capacity and learn about the EcoSchools Canada program. They are free to attend.
Stay tuned for new EcoSchools program webinars throughout the school year.
Intro to EcoSchools Canada 2024-25
Recorded on October 15, 2024
Learn how to track and review your school’s environmental impact
Recorded on March 5, 2024
Coaching Session: Next Steps in your EcoSchools Journey
Recorded on February 14, 2024
EcoSchools Coaching Sessions: Aiming for Platinum
Recorded on February 20, 2024
Outdoor Learning in Nearby Nature
Recorded on February 7, 2023
Litter Less Campaign Webinar
Recorded on December 21, 2022
Greenbelt Biodiversity: Tracking and enhancing biodiversity on your school grounds
Recorded on March 8, 2022
Let’s Talk Paper: Projects and best practices for school and home
Recorded on March 25, 2021
How-to videos for the ECA
How to register in the ECA
Managing users in the ECA
Managing your plan in the ECA
How to complete an action in the ECA
Submitting your school’s plan for certification
How to sort and download data in the ECA
Application data demystified
EcoSummit 2023
The EcoSchools EcoSummit united students, educators, and partners, creating a space to amplify diverse perspectives on pressing environmental challenges and innovative solutions. Dive into our webinars, each focusing one of four key themes: Low-carbon commuting, Outdoor learning, Waste reduction, and Climate action.