What do I hope to learn at the symposium?
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Do youth feel they can make a difference
To develop an engaging presentation
How to be a more involving leader in the community, so I can get other people interested
How to be a better leader and influence the planet and society better
To hear a youth perspective on action to be taken
How much our efforts help the environment
How can students continue to cooperatively address climate change at school specifically
More ways to be environmentally friendly
I hope to learn how to put a new program in place for years to come
I hope to learn new ways that our schools can help reduce trash and keep our schools clean
Learn more ways to be more environmentally friendly
I hope to learn how Edmonton is planning to change our environment for the better
If countries are concerned for the environment
More ways to be environmentally friendly
It was created to give kids ideas on how to help the environment
We hope to learn what programs are being/are going to be implemented to help our
environment
Global Warming
Renewable Resources
Alternative Energy Sources
Solar Energy
Consequences From Pollutions
How to sustain resources
How we individuals can affect global consumption of resources
Are there other resources
Methods to conserve (e.g. little things to do everyday)
Benefits of saving (conserving) materials
How schools in Edmonton are approaching conservation
Acquire knowledge of possible activities or projects to expand the program at M.E. Lazerte
New green technology
How to become more green in our daily lives
Other ways to help out in the community towards being green
How we can help others become more green
The different environment programs available
What else can we do for the environment
To learn to take care of our environment
Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
Learn other/different ways to help the environment
Great ideas from students about how to take action for the earth and the environment
How to change our habits as individuals/schools/the district
What is the most affordable way to be environmentally friendly at our school?
Where do we go to get grants for projects?
What methods could we use to spread ideas to other students?
What kind of activities can we do to get other people to do more environmentally friendly
activities?
How we could do small things to reduce our waste and to reduce our pollution
To stop global warming
How to help the environment
How to stop pollution
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How to stop global warming
What is Alberta’s ecological foot print?
How to save the environment
Best way to save energy
How to properly reduce
How to grow organic food
Learn more about my carbon foot print
How to help the environment
How to stop acid rain
I travel on planes several times a year
How can I reduce my CO2 foot print?
Recycle more at school (paper, metal, etc.)
How to make a difference
How can you spread awareness
Which companies are eco-friendly
How bad is our environment?
To understand the important of this symposium
How could I make a difference in my school when it comes to reducing stuff
How to reduce our ecological foot print
How do we change the “bad rap” on climate change, especially given recent negative press
What students can do in their school and community
I want to learn things I can do around my community to help our world, NOW!
Simple projects my students can take on in our school to reduce environmental impact
How I can help the environment
What other schools have been doing to reduce environmental impact
What I can do to help the environment?
What youth can do to get everyone involved in helping
Little things that I could do everyday to help
How can I be motivated to do things everyday
Why didn’t we notice what was happening before?
How bad the environment is
Are there other types of cups (other than plastic) that can be used for our slurpee machine?
Things I can do to help
What kind of environmental changes are occurring?
What state is the environment in?
What sustainable actions are currently taking place within your
school?
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Foods class composting
Bins for can/bottle in halls and SOME classes
Paper recycling in every room
“Eco –station” – recycles : batteries
Computers shut down
Gym lights in unused rooms off
Energy efficient monitors in labs
Administrative encouraging sustainability
Encourage new students
Established program by school to collect litter
Environmental student groups ensuring student involvement
M.E. Lazerte programs are run by an ongoing student group
Classroom sets of laptops
Pay for printing/copying to discourage waste
School orders recycled paper
Agendas made from recycled materials
School administrative orders recycled renovation materials/furniture and energy efficient
windows
Reusable teaching materials/ no pointless hand outs
“Eco-station”(centralized, organized, convenient) – small electronics, ink cartridges
Established/regular – weekly/monthly/annual events
Electronic means of communication (school zone)
Reminders to taker sustainable actions (light stickers)
Big Windows = no lights
School-run Recycling
Making recycling “fun” (e.g. funds support S.U.)
Recycle bins – both for beverage and for paper
Green team – recycle/compost
Turning off lights
PAWS – help animal rights
Automatic faucet – turn off themselves
Encouraging reusing (water bottles)
Use both sides of paper
Computers (over paper)
Pay for paper/photo copying
Turn off computers at night
Flat screen monitors – conserve energy
Fluorescent lights
Social Justice – recycle clothing
Reuse textbook sand online textbooks
School zone – don’t print report cards
Library books vs. buying books
Go out to community and pick up garbage
Convenient store bans to reduce littering
Audio books
Bottle drives (for option classes)
Compost
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Power down at night
Turn off lights during breaks
Garbage cans in the field
Reused old computers – moved to the library
Recycle batteries
Community outreach – educate the community
Laptop use (few)
Sensor lights in locker room
Use of smart boards – lights off a lot
Recycling bins in classrooms
Imagine the year is 2025; your school’s environmental foot
print is completely neutral. What student actions have been
changed to make this future possible?
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Doing homework online
Growing cafeteria food in school
Buying reusable/recyclable supplies
Bringing a lunch from home (in a reusable container)
Online notes/textbooks
Automatic lighting
50/50 garbage/recycled materials ratio
Bringing water bottles
Weekly litter collection
Reusing school supplies
Using laptops
More student union voice
Everyone using an ipad
Using iclickers for exams
More convenient placement of recycle bins
More plastic recycling bins for lunch bags
Composting
Keep the windows open (less artificial lighting)
In school greenhouse
Don’t bring excess supplies/lunch from home if it’s going to get thrown out
Bring handkerchiefs to dry hands
New recycling plan – plastic recycling, all materials, no paper in garbage
More compost opportunities
Students enforcing efficient sources of electricity
Student union involvement – promote efficiency, implement programs now
Built in computers for desks – idesk, no paper
Start educating at young age
First peer taught->option class->mandatory
Peer influenced awareness
Student organized activities (furniture, uniforms)
Sensors for water foundation (shower)
Walk/bike/car pool
Students bring reusable items
Students make sure all classes recycle
Students take responsibility
Emphasis on importance (student competitions)
Students plant trees
Students do online (e-mail teachers)
What does sustainability mean to you?
o Using only things you need
o Not using more than you have
o Definition: preserving the amount of resources being used to ensure a better future
for all.
o Stop unnecessary things. (e.g. photo copying budget, laminate hall passes to
reuse, instead of notes use textbook, notes on school zone(less paper used->
more trees for a sustainable future)
o Turn off some lights (after school all hallway lights are on and there is no need)
o Extra food from the cafeteria should not be dumped (send to those who need it->
hope mission, charities, etc.)
o Broad description: use your brain!
o Instead of paper towels (waste of trees) install a hand dryer/sanitizer
o Recycle electronics
o Double side scantrons (save paper and money for a future with more resources)
o Definition: setting a pace that resources can be conserved for a longer time period
for future generations
o Definition: conserving resources that ensures the earth is not damaged any further
o Think of future generations and ways to address their needs
o Ways to be sustainable are:
o When teachers leave classrooms they need to turn off lights (also with the help
of students)
o Awareness and education
o Not distributing notes/paper that some students may not use
o Either having up-to-date textbooks to avoid paper or using school zone
o Definition: ability to keep a process going for longer periods of time
o Ensure resources for future generations
o Anytime there is a garbage bin there should also be a recycle bin
o Environmental issues should be taught – students need to be educated in order to
fully understand the crisis => leads to groups forming to promote change
o Fees if you lose notes => 10 cents each!
o Set a collection day (e.g. Fridays are bottles/paper/electronic collections
o Old textbooks -> give to other schools (reusing)
o Use recycled paper
o Make use of public transportation
o Have cheaper daily bus tickets
o Carpooling
o Composting
o Limiting photocopying (as teachers) count the number of students
o Reusing old paper
o Using laptops
o Use school zone for newsletters
o Online + e-mail assignments
o Sustain the green team or creating (principal or leadership to address this issue) a
green team
o Continuing programs like collecting cans, recycle old monitors, etc at school
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Re-using
Doing your part to make your school more sustainable
Have student groups with green team leaders
ECO CHALLENGE
Ability to make sure we have resources for the future
Newsletters on school zone
Sensor/timed water
Controlling your eco foot print
Substitute for paper
Automatic shut off smart boards
Double side paper/smaller font
Don’t write on exams -> reused
Borrow/share/lend notes or put notes on computer/usb
More recycling bins would avoid lazy people using garbage just because it is
convenient
o Taken from fun theory: create incentives that make more people want to participate
(e.g. competition at schools, prizes, etc)
o Collect things that students distribute to people who may need/want it (reusing)
o Communication and promotion (e.g. which are for recycling bottles, which are for
papers or garbage)
What would help you achieve sustainability within your
school?
o More funding for “green” technology (e.g. efficient lights, more bins, more
efficient computers)
o Staff and students work together. See teachers lead more in classrooms
o Make less extra copies of handouts
o Put more “green” curriculum in a separate course or within a course
o Students promote awareness amping up students
o Reward students for making green choices
o Compost in food labs
o Turn lights off computers when not in use
o Double sided printers
o Ensure recycling is in every room
o Hybrid school buses
o Spread awareness through students and teachers
o Motion sensor taps
o Get staff to promote awareness about recycling bins around the school
o Use biodegradable cups
o Don’t see enough recycling bins
o Better visibility of recycling facilities
o Have an assembly lead by students/staff for the whole school
o Raise awareness about grants available for “green” actions
o Schools to motivate other schools with meetings like the ones we have at school
o Organization support from administrative
o Raising enthusiasm
o Setting goals
o More rotations -> no just green team
o Environmental course -> option
o More environmental conventions
o Public schools
o Promotion
o Requirement/mandatory
o How do we overcome peer pressure
o Use reusable plates in cafeteria, instead of paper
o Project for cafeteria with students
o Leftover contest, how long can we keep it?
o Reminders
o Bigger voice (influence) for student councils
o Student body involvement
o Discounts at cafeteria for bringing in reusable containers
o Early age -> environment concerns