EarthCARE, An Environmental Education Partnership ™
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EarthCARE provides behaviour management programs for school boards that:

  • Protect the planet
  • Promote environmental stewardship
  • Save thousands of dollars
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Participating boards, visit the OCDSB or the HPEDSB information section. 
EarthCARE Audit
HPEDSB Audit
Total: 54Audited: 41

April 14 - 21
The EarthCARE audit is now on in the HPEDSB, if you are from a participating school and would like to submit your audit data, please visit the HPEDSB audit page. Congratulations to Education Centre, the latest school to successfully submit the audit. The table to the right shows how many of the 54 participating schools have completed the audit. Learn more about the EarthCARE audit.
News & Events

March 21 2008 - The annual Ottawa EarthCARE EXPO is on May 8, 2008, from 11:00am - 1:00pm at Confederation High School, 1645 Woodroffe Ave., Nepean, Ontario. Everyone is welcome to attend, participating students are encouraged to take part in the 2008 Expo challenges. You can also download a printable PDF of the Expo poster.

April 20, 2008 - The Ontario Society for Environmental Education’s annual conference is being held at beautiful Bark Lake, May 2 - 4 2008. Conference topics include climate change and classrooms, greening schools, First Nations perspectives, ideas for DPA, and many more. Visit www.osee.org for details or download a PDF of the conference flyer.


What's New on the Site?

Making the connection between character education and EarthCARE

Student Arts - features environmentally themed songs, plays, skits, poems and drawings from EarthCARE students.

Focus on Books - books with an environmental theme or message have been selected for use by teachers to address literacy and numeracy curriculum outcomes. Suggested lesson plans accompany each book.

Letters to the Web Master
This addition to our site is designed for elementary and secondary students who wish to submit letters to the Web Master on a wide range of environmental topics. Visit the page and tell us what's on your mind!

David Suzuki and an EarthCARE team

EarthCARE in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation encourage you to take the Nature Challenge for Kids.
Sponsors & Participating Boards
Better Schools Partnership® (BSP)Ameresco Canada Inc.
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Information Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board