In today’s environmentally conscious world, going
green has taken on a new urgency. Sustainability is now top of mind
for many organizations, and people everywhere are looking for
innovative and effective ways to reduce their environmental
footprint. Some of the best ambassadors for sustainability can be
found in our own schools, where the creative initiatives of
students and teachers are making huge inroads, both in local
communities and around the world.
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games provide an
excellent opportunity for you to engage your students in
sustainability-related issues. To help you get started or enhance
what you’re already doing, here are a few lesson ideas
compiled and created by an educator who is actively involved in
sustainability programs.
Issue #4, Winter 2008
Going for Green: Climate Change and Vancouver 2010
Resources For Teachers :
Environmental
Learning and Experience (BC Ministry of Education 2007)
Climate Change North
Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth
Natural Resources Canada
Resources for Rethinking database
Green Street Program
The Seeds Foundation Green Schools program
United Nations Environment Programme
Canadian Olympic Committee
Canadian Paralympic Committee
Other Resources
Climate Change North
Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth
Natural Resources Canada
Resources for Rethinking database
Green Street Program
The Seeds Foundation Green Schools program
United Nations Environment Programme
Canadian Olympic Committee
Canadian Paralympic Committee
Other Resources
Connecting Teachers
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The Teachers' forum is an online community inspiring
teachers to share ideas, best practices and classroom
resources related to Vancouver 2010, the Olympic and
Paralympic Movements and the Games’ three
pillars of sport, culture and sustainability. Teachers have
the opportunity to interact with guest educators, as well
as each other, enabling the community to reflect the ideas
of participating teachers.
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Going for Green: BC school sets new record for environmental achievements
Despite its best efforts to minimize its environmental footprint, Haldane Elementary School is still making its mark on the world, and an enviable one at that. The small school in Chase, British Columbia is the first one of its kind in Canada to achieve Earth Status III status through the SEEDS Foundation’s Green School Program.
Standing Up To The Climate Crisis
Last August Pauloosie Akeeagok (PJ) , an Inuit youth from Grise Fiord, Nunavut, attended the Tunza International Youth Conference on the environment in Germany. “In every corner of the world youth are standing up against the climate crisis. It was clear that we were all connected, and together our voice is very strong.”
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