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The Bethune Environmental Action Team will not apply for 2013 Platinum Eco-Schools Certification because of Bill 115 that has now been passed (Putting Students First Act). Healthy Schools is a committee that educates students and staff about healthy living though events promoting nutrition, mindfulness and exercise.
The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008, coinciding with the PEO Engineering Education Conference of the same year. In 2010, Porter C.I. became a certified, platinum Eco-School of the TDSB. Porter has a range of specialized programs like MST (Math and Science Technology), Cisco, High Skills Major, and many more.
In June 2011, the school received its first silver Certification in the WCDSB from Ontario Eco-School. [9] with addition in June 2013 they arrive another silver Certification with Eco-School. [10] The school's motto Virtus et Scientia, meaning Virtue and Knowledge, has continued to be written in the lives of their graduates.
Eco-Schools was launched in 1994 in Denmark, Germany, Greece and the United Kingdom with the support of the European Commission. When the Foundation for Environmental Education became global in 2001, countries outside of Europe began joining the Eco-Schools programme as well. South Africa was the first country to do so.
The transportation department also runs the Northern eco-team, the only Canadian high school to compete in the Shell Eco-marathon. Northern's manufacturing room has 10 machine lathes, a horizontal and two vertical mills, two drill presses, three bandsaws, and various other smaller machines and tools.
Earth Rangers (French: Éco Héros) is a Canadian registered charity focused on environmental education and conservation for children and families.The goal of the organization is to educate children and their families about environmental issues, and mobilize them to take actions that protect animals and the environment.
The CEC hosts the Eco-Camp summer program offering academic credit to high school students. Formal two-week courses in subjects such as science, biology, environmental science and geography are available. The program is residential, and students live on-site for the duration.
Aldershot School is a grade 7–12 school located in Burlington, Ontario. Although the current school building was constructed in 1959-1960 and opened in 1961, the original Aldershot School was built in 1870, [ 1 ] making the name the oldest in continual use for an educational institution in Halton .