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Welcome
Ontario EcoSchools is an environmental education program for grades K-12 that helps students develop both ecological literacy and environmental practices to become environmentally responsible citizens. Developed and run by school boards, Ontario EcoSchools also helps improve school building operations to reduce environmental impacts. |
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May/June 2010 |
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Mazo de la Roche's Environment Club (MEC) in York Region launched school-wide "Running Shoes for Haiti" and "Crutches & Canes for Haiti" campaigns this spring as a way to reuse outgrown, gently used running shoes, crutches and canes for a good cause. Spring is the time of year when many parents are putting away winter boots and finding out that the running shoes they put away from the previous fall no longer fit.
MEC has collected 89 pairs of running shoes that will be sent to Haiti by not-for-profits Running Free Runners for Haiti and Soles4Souls. Caring Crutches will be sending
the crutches and canes to Haiti.
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Assessor with students at Roselawn PS, YRDSB
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Our assessors are busy across the province, assessing all the wonderful certification applications that have been submitted. Site visits are beginning in May for newly certified schools and schools that did not receive a visit last year. In order to get the most out of your visit, please click on the info sheet here.
Final standings will be released to the board representatives before the end of June. |
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ENERGY HOG AWARD
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You have accomplished a lot this year! We are seeing some very inspiring ideas in this year's applications and can't wait to highlight some of these initiatives in next year's newsletter and best practices gallery. In the meantime, here are some more of the ideas shared by teachers in this spring's EcoSchools PD workshops:
- Classrooms that leave their lights on get the UGLY TROPHY! They then have to find another class who also left their lights on to rid themselves of the trophy. Other schools have a similar trophy in the form of a piggy bank called an "ENERGY HOG". Various
- Grades sixes and sevens do a quadrant study, survival and orienteering with curriculum connections at an outdoor centre. St. Matthew, DCDSB
- Classes carry water in buckets to understand the importance of various water issues (source contamination, conservation, access). They also raised money for clean water in African communities. OCS
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Waste-free lunches are happening across the province—here’s a photo from St Marguerrite D'Youville, HCDSB
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The staff at Redstone Public School in Richmond Hill (YRDSB) is leading by example in their efforts to support green initiatives. The school has implemented a litterless lunch campaign, encouraging staff and students to bring their lunches to school in re-useable containers and take home all compostable items and packaging. To date, Redstone has realized a reduction of waste generated in their school of approximately 50% over last year.
The school completed a waste audit with the support of caretaking staff, teachers, parents and student members of the Eco-Team. The school's caretakers have announced that they have reduced their 'wet garbage waste' to one pick up each week, down from twice weekly.
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More funding opportunities are maintained on our website here. |
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how to send a submission
Click here for past newsletters.
The information on this website is for information purposes. Please use your professional judgment in ensuring resources/activities meet your students' needs and your school's/board's policies.
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IN THE NEWS, Northumberland News, July 4 2010: Beatrice Strong goes green for the gold
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IN THE NEWS, Northumberland News, June 30 2010: Brighton high school named top Ecoschool
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IN THE NEWS, Exeter Times Advocate, June 30 2010: Exeter Public certified as ‘EcoSchool’
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IN THE NEWS, Northumberland News, June 30 2010: St. Mary's goes green
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IN THE NEWS, The Standard, June 25 2010: Niagara Catholic schools are top of the eco-class
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IN THE NEWS, Smiths Falls EMC, June 24 2010: SFDCI just one of two gold-certified Ontario EcoSchools
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IN THE NEWS, mykawartha.com, June 24 2010: List of local EcoSchools continues to grow
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IN THE NEWS, mississauga.com, June 20 2010: Schools become eco friendly
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IN THE NEWS, Guelph Mercury.com, June 17 2010: Two Guelph schools recognized for ecology efforts
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IN THE NEWS, Orleans EMC, June 17 2010: Eco-friendly schools rewarded for efforts
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IN THE NEWS, Kingston Herald, June 14 2010: Kingston Schools Certified as “EcoSchools”
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PRESS RELEASE, Niagara Region, June 11, 2010: Region Celebrates Waste Diversion Heroes - You Could Be Next!
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IN THE NEWS, Seaway News, June 10 2010: Holy Trinity Green Team Leading the Eco Charge
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IN THE NEWS, durhamregion.com, May 12 2010: Pickering ready to bloom
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IN THE NEWS, Smith Falls EMC, May 6 2010: SFDCI students do their part for the environment
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Ministry of Education, April 19, 2010: McGuinty Government Supports Environmental Initiatives In Classrooms
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IN THE NEWS, The Star, April 15, 2010: Trash Talk: Garbage issues are on their minds
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IN THE NEWS, The Community Press, April 15, 2010: Percy an EcoSchool in the making
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IN THE NEWS, Paris Star, April 2, 2010: PDHS on its way to becoming an EcoSchool
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IN THE NEWS, The Expositor, April 1, 2010: Paris students act to shrink 'footprint'
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