Sept 2016
NEWSLETTER

LSF's board chair Dr. David V.J. Bell is proud to be a recipient of a 2017 Canada's Clean50 Award, recognizing him as a leader in sustainability, influencing the fight against climate change and Canada's transition to a low-carbon economy.  

LSF's Resources for Rethinking database was also awarded a Canada's Clean50 Top 15 Project Award.  These awards are are announced annually by Delta Management Group and the Clean50 organization to recognize the 15 sustainability-oriented projects, completed in the previous two years, which have done the most to advance the cause of sustainability in Canada. Projects are chosen for their innovation, ability to inspire others, or to inform.    

Congratulations Dr. Bell & thank you Clean50 for recognizing R4R! 


Are you ready to engage your students in a challenging, real-world learning experience that will allow them to make real change in their communities? Apply for funding from EcoLeague to support an action project! 

LSF can provide up to $400 per school to support student-driven, action-focused, educational action projects in Canadian schools (Gr K-12).

We've extended the application deadline until December 8, 2016. Get started today! 

 


Youth Forums are a great opportunity for teachers & students to get the inspiration and skills needed to start an action project! 

Click the following locations for details:
 
 


Attention Educators, Administrators, & System Leaders!

Participate in a professional development experience, modeling inquiry and learning practical tools & techniques to grow your own practice! 

Click the following locations for details:
 

Need Inspiration?
Featured Action Project
 
New Maryland Elementary| New Maryland, NB

Building and maintaining an aquaponics system has allowed these students to explore indoor food production right in their classroom - but they also learned about ecosystems and biodiversity, used their artistic skills to decorate the system, researched different types of fish, made scientific observations about plant growth, and used math to track their data. They even went on field trips to learn more about aquaponics, fish, and our food system. They won an honourable mention from LSF's Jack Layton Award, and now they hope to teach the rest of their school all about aquaponics!  

Video | Gr 9-12
Fall 2016







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