Six student-run environmental clubs at Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon schools recently received the EcoSchools Canada certification for the 2022-2023 school year.
With this designation, the EcoSchools Canada Program recognizes the work of schools in promoting environmental learning and climate action.
École St-Denis (Sudbury) and École secondaire catholique Champlain (Chelmsford) were each awarded a platinum level certification, École St-Augustin (Garson) and École secondaire catholique l’Horizon (Val Caron) obtained a gold level certification, École Saint-Joseph (Blind River) earned a silver level a certification while a bronze level certification was awarded to École secondaire du Sacré-Cœur (Sudbury).
At these schools, the environment clubs carried out projects that had an ecological impact in various areas such as greening, reducing energy consumption, reducing waste and preserving the environment.
Through their ongoing efforts, “these schools promoted environmental leadership, reduced their ecological footprint and helped initiate an eco-responsible school community within their establishment,” states a release from the board.
“We take pride in our schools’ ability to rise to the challenge during a school year marked by the pandemic and succeeding in fostering environmental learning for students and in mobilizing their school community in taking concrete action,” said Paul Henry, CSC Nouvelon Director of Education and Secretary Treasurer, in the release.
“By strengthening our students’ environmental leadership, our schools are providing them with the tools to become eco-responsible citizens equipped to reduce their ecological footprint.”
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