Green School Manuals
Have you thought about setting up a full recycling system - for paper as well as containers?
Have you noticed the amount of food waste thrown out that could have been composted instead?
Theses manuals present simple step-by-step ideas for successfully starting and maintaining recycling and composting systems in your school. Local information and resources are provided to make the manuals as directly applicable as possible.
Green Semester Challenge
See the activities that Secondary Schools undertook to participate in this "greening" program. You may be able to use the ideas for your own school EcoTeam. Don't have a school EcoTeam? Use these project ideas as inspiration to get the group started!
Active & Safe Routes to School
This program promotes the use of active and efficient transportation for the daily trip to school, addressing health and traffic safety issues while taking action on air pollution and climate change. We are here to help you plan and implement any part of the Active & Safe Routes to School program. Please feel free to contact us for info on the programs. Visit the Green Communities Canada Active & Safe Routes to School website
School Travel Planning
Looking for a sustainable way to manage traffic around your school? School Travel Planning is a project that will address concerns about students’ journeys to and from school. The ultimate goal of a School Travel Plan is to create an environment that encourages more people to walk, cycle or use active transportation to and from school, and to improve the journey for those who use cars or take school busses. Visit the School Travel Planning website.
Remember the Rule? No Idling at School!
By encouraging parents to turn off their vehicles in front of your school, you and your students won't have to breathe in unhealthy exhaust fumes and you'll help to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions. See the programs that are currently available and learn how your school can become idle-free.
iWalk
October is International Walk to School Month. Encourage your school to participate in iWALK Day - October 6, 2010. You can encourage your students to take active modes of transportation to school: walk, cycle, roll, blade, anything! reduce air pollution, increase physical fitness, and have fun! Resource packages are available at our office. Contact us for the resource package or any other questions, requests you may have about the programs. Visit the iWalk website
Waste Reduction Week
An annual event taking place in October with a variety of displays, school presentations, promotions and other events to celebrate this week.
Spring Up To Clean Up
The month of May is Spring Up to Clean Up month. An annual event with free participation. Sign up your school (or class) to help keep Thunder Bay clean and beautiful. (Look for registration starting in March).
To receive further info or to participate in any of the programs please contact us .
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Page last updated on Tuesday, March 29, 2011
