This year, four schools in Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) certified with the Ontario EcoSchools program, joining a growing movement of 1,900 schools across the province.
Ontario EcoSchools works with 58 school boards to nurture student leadership and foster environmental learning and action in school communities.
Certification is based on a provincial standard of excellence and reaches 1,000,000 students across Ontario.
“Ontario EcoSchools certification provides a framework for environmental learning and action, and school communities bring it to life,” said Lindsay Bunce, executive director of Ontario EcoSchools.
“The program allows schools and school boards to benchmark their progress and celebrate achievements year-over-year.
Wellington Catholic eco schools for the 2017-18 school year include:
– St. James High School – gold level;
– St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic School – silver level;
– Sacred Heart Guelph – silver level; and
– St. Michael Catholic School – bronze level.
The WCDSB is committed to increase the number of certified eco-schools and to serve the environmental needs of the community and the larger world, officials state.
Visit ontarioecoschools.org for more information.
