Certification Tipsheet Now Available!
If you’ve been wondering how to write up your school’s activities or unsure about meeting the certification criteria this tipsheet is for you. 

In this tipsheet we have highlighted some of the questions new to certification this year with examples of how to meet the criteria.

To download this indispensable new resource CLICK HERE.

Teachers Share Inspiring EcoSchools Initiatives
Teachers at this winter's EcoSchools PD Workshops shared some of their successful EcoSchools initiatives:

• Oscar Awards: create Oscar-the-Grouch from a green pompom and a film canister; give to the class that has the least amount of garbage
• Canadian Tire money collected for SGG or other projects
• Letter to Rubbermaid netted free litterless lunch containers for all 200 students in school
• Cafeteria oil and grease recycled for bio fuel - General Amherst HS, GECDSB
• Paperless Lesson Day - classes compete for most interesting paperless lesson - WCI, TVDSB
• Energy Hog Award - St Nicholas, DPCDSB
• Grade 9 students receive stainless steel reusable water bottles as welcome gifts, St Paul SS, DPCDSB (ed. this is a great initiative for JK registrants too—start as you mean to go to reduce waste!)
• Letters to mayor to encourage and persuade green bin program - John Dearness PS
• Students build pop can crusher (tied to curriculum?) St. Paul SS, DPCDSB

Documents en français
Nouveau! Vous trouverez dans cette section la liste de toutes les documents du programme EcoSchools qui ont été traduits en français.

ontarioecoschools.org/en_francais/

Waste-Free Lunch Flyer
This colourful flyer is complete with recycling super heroes to educate your class about waste-free lunches.

Download flyer

Video tips
If your class is interested in making videos, we have found some helpful how-to tips in a short video starring Colin Mochrie by the Conservation Council of Ontario.

The Conservation Council is also going to be launching Canada's first video website devoted exclusively to conservation www.weconservetv.ca. The website has a list of topics to be addressed in video submissions.