Broadcasting of the film Bigger Than Us (2021) and meeting with the director Flore Vasseur
To watch the Grade 6-9 students’ meeting with Flore Vasseur on November 10, 2021, click HERE.
Cousteau: an Eco-citizen school
What is it to be an eco-citizen? What actions are we implementing to act as eco-citizens?
Actions are led in 3 directions:
- Waste Management
- Protection of biodiversity
- Community and Sociability
1. Waste Management
- No waste and no meat meals (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
- World Sustainable Consumption Day (presentation of waste-free, meat-free, locally sourced and organic dishes)
- Waste management in our school: recycling boxes in all rooms, recycled paper for the printer, waste-free meetings, re-use of scrap paper
- Installation and maintenance of worm composters
- Broadcasting of the film Bigger Than Us (2021) and meeting with the director Flore Vasseur
2. Protection of biodiversity
- Broadcasting of the film Legacy (2021) and meeting with Yann Arthus-Bertrand
- Broadcasting of the film Home and exhibition on the theme of environmental issues
- Construction of a vegetable garden, an insect hotel, shelters for wild bees (protection from pollinating insects)
- Study of the Pacific salmon cycle (breeding and releasing fry in the river)
3. Community and Sociability
- The library: actions and book collections ecology-oriented
- Recording of Eco-News programs for Web radio every month
- Community cleanings: beach and playground area
- Constitution of an Eco-Code by the students
- Educational activities in the forest
- Donation collections (food banks, cancer research)
Our upcoming eco-citizen actions:
- Compost bin, bear proof
- New fundraising
- Nature wall
- Grain library
ECO-CLUB
Goals :
Organizing activities according to the seasons, talking about climate news (example: COP 26).
Program per term:
- Term 1: the study, recycling and reuse of waste that goes into the recycling bin
- Term 2: seeds and plant cultivation
- Term 3: study of local flora and fauna (native and non-native / arrivals since colonization of Canada)
Actions for the school:
Cleaning the playground, visiting classrooms to check the recycling, developing ecological projects.