ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY
BURNABY SCHOOL DISTRICT
YOUTH SUSTAINABILITY GROUP
Burnaby has made sustainability a priority throughout the district. As sustainability is a topic that concerns us all, it has not been a top down approach but one in which all members of the district community are working together. A key component for sustainability success to date has been the enthusiastic leadership of district students. They continue to be a tremendous resource of skills, empowerment and inspiration as we move forward with district sustainability initiatives.
To keep the dialogue moving forward, on November 6, the District will host a unique event for its key environmental champions at Byrne Creek's Centre for Dialogue. District Sustainability will be the topic of the day. Secondary School students, teachers and administrators will begin by sharing and celebrating the sustainability projects that are currently taking place in their respective schools. This will be followed by engaged discussion with invited guests from the City, District, Board and environmental youth organizations on what could be done better and what more can be done to minimize our impact on the environment.
The goal is to create a focused strategic vision of youth environmental priorities that can then be put into practice in Burnaby's schools that could extend and become City practice as well. These priorities will then be shared with a larger group of district leaders at a Winter Sustainability Skills Conference.
Students who might be interested in attending the conference on November 6 should see their school principal.
BC GREEN GAMES - Is Your School Registered Yet?
BC Green Games is a province-wide competiton for students in Kindergarten to grade 12, designed to motivate action, enable sharing and reward and celebrate the green efforts of school in BC. Award winning entries will receive prize money for their school to sustain and support their environmental actions. .
Register your team today. Submit your entry between Feb 1-26. Winners will be announced in April.
To get inspired visit last years winning entries, which include projects from Burnaby Mountain Secondary School.