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DDSB Celebrates EcoSchool Achievements with Eco-Summits This was the first EcoSummit organized by DDSB – a celebration of all their EcoSchools achievements from last year as well as an environmental learning day for staff and students to get inspired and plan their eco initiatives for this year. Student-centred learning conferences are one of the ways that boards are celebrating EcoSchools achievements. Students who attended the EcoSummit participated in 2 (out of a possible 7) hands-on workshops which provided opportunities for students to learn about and develop skills within the four pillars of the EcoSchools program.MORE |
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Welcome to the Screaming Avocado: A high school cafeteria like you've never seen before While lunch at school was once a treat, today thousands of students across Canada ditch their brown bags in favour of buying food at the cafeteria—or worse, from the vending machine—choosing fast food over real food. “We have [students at school] for a big part of their waking hours, for some of them two meals a day, but they have options to buy whatever crap they want,” says Finkelstein. |
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Initial EcoReview deadline Jan. 31st Don’t forget to get out and assess your school’s energy and waste practices by completing and inputting your EcoReviews before January 31st. The EcoReview is a great student engagement tool for all ages. Once you are registered you can input the results for your EcoReviews in Energy Conservation (Q2.1-2.9) and Waste Minimization (Q3.1-3.10). Schools can track their progress in their EcoReview Tracker which can be found in the top left corner of your application. When you see a checkmark in your tracker, you have met the requirements for the Jan. 31st deadline and can continue implementing and inputting the rest of your application before April 30th (the final deadline). See page 6 in the Certification Guide 2011-12 for more details. |
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An Earth-friendly Holiday Season St Francis of Assisi, SMCDSB, promoted a Green Christmas last year by creating a competition for the best wreath constructed of recycled materials. This was a whole school activity led by the Green Team, encouraging students to submit a plan for reusing, recycling or eliminating the materials used in making the wreath. In DPCDSB, students created a quilt that was made from their self-created eco-pledges at St. Barbara Elementary. This could be a cosy idea for generating awareness about earth-friendly holidays. More ideas from schools on how they promoted a green holiday season are here. |
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Le coin FrancÉcophone: La journée sans achat, le 25 novembre 2011 L’opération mondiale offre une remise en question d’autant plus pertinente à la lumière des dernières manifestations du mouvement « Occupons Wall Street », ainsi qu’une occasion d’apprentissage fort intéressante pour les élèves. |
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EcoSchools Supports School Initiatives Ontario EcoSchools has created a concept map of the initiatives it supports within a school. See how the EcoSchools program connects to: Character development, Safe schools, Healthy Schools, Student success, Growing success and more here. This helpful resource can be shared with Principal/Administrators, parents, school council members as well as trustees to communicate some of the benefits of the EcoSchools program and areas for collaboration. |
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