Project 2050
Climate-friendy habits to change the worldWelcome to Project 2050: Climate-friendly habits to change the world! This national movement, powered by Earth Rangers in partnership with EcoSchools Canada, is about connecting youth with the knowledge and skills needed to tackle climate change.
The program will provide an easy and fun way for youth and their families to contribute to the fight against climate change by adopting small but impactful climate-friendly habits.
How you and your EcoSchool can get involved
EcoSchools Canada invites students across the country to contribute to Canada’s climate-resilient future by participating in Project 2050 through our certification program. Here’s how to get started:
1. Create an account or log in on EcoSchools Certification Application (ECA).
2. On the ECA, select the Project 2050 pathway or navigate to the Action Library – select and complete at least three of the following actions to contribute to Project 2050:
- Active and Sustainable School Travel
- Divert Textile Waste
- Heating and Cooling
- Eco-Friendly Foods
- Reduce Your Food Waste
- Sort Your Waste
- Switch Off Lights and Devices
- Tree Planting and Maintenance
- Vermicomposting and School-based Composting
- Waste-free Lunch
If your school completes at least three of the above actions, you’ll be awarded with a Project 2050 achievement badge on the ECA!
Project 2050 Climate Change Resources
Project 2050 Challenge Resources
Project 2050 Stories
Student Action for Project 2050
Read how students across Canada are contributing to the fight against climate change by participating in the Project 2050 program and adopting small but impactful climate-friendly habits in their schools.
How a school’s clothing library is giving old clothes a second chance
Students from Kâpapâmachakwêw – Wandering Spirit School in Toronto, Ontario, spend a lot of time learning on the land, and need proper outdoor clothing to stay warm, cool, or dry throughout the year. As part of their EcoSchools efforts, and to ensure everyone has access to gear, the school community came up with a great idea: the KWSS clothing library.
Keep pollution out of the air by walking, biking, or bussing to school!
Walking, biking, or taking the bus to school are great ways students, teachers, and members of school communities can be active, get more fresh air, improve mental health, and reduce the number of cars on the road that produce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. St. John XXIII Catholic Elementary School in Mississauga, Ontario, took action this past November and December as part of the EcoSchools program by inviting everyone at their school to participate in a Walk to School campaign.
Planting it Forward: Student’s initiative raises climate awareness through tree planting
Student-led environmental initiatives are a vital component of the EcoSchools program. Pamela Backus, a former student at Robert Thirsk High School in Calgary, AB, learned about the impacts of carbon pollution and came up with a plan that would help her school community make a positive and lasting impact.
