EarthCARE, An Environmental Education Partnership ™

2005-2010 HPEDSB EarthCARE Scoreboard

05/06/07/08/09/10 EarthCARE Audit Results
  Fall 05 Spring 06 Spring 07 Spring 08 Spring 09 Spring 10
Schools participating in EC 91.7% 90.7% 98.10% 98.1% 100.0% 98.1%
# Schools completing the EC Audit 48 (88.9%) 47 (87.0%) 51 (96.2%) 44 (83.0%) 47 (88.7%) 51 (94.4%)
# Students participating on EC Teams 692 619 679 715 685 632
# P/VPs involved 50 43 47 38 35 35
# Staff participating 88 89 63 67 65 96
# Custodians participating 47 47 42 42 42 45
# Parents participating 14 10 15 5 9 13
# Community Sponsors in schools 5 3 9 7 9 12
Participation in Building Operator Program N/A 92 96 N/A N/A N/A
Moderate to High Student participation in EC N/A 66.7% 70.80% 68.2% 71.7% 64.0%
Moderate to High Staff participation in EC N/A 50.0% 58.30% 43.2% 56.5% 46.0%
Moderate to High Frequency of Involvement N/A 68.5% 68.80% 59.1% 60.9% 44.0%
Moderate to High Visibility of EC in School N/A 68.5% 68.80% 68.2% 63.0% 52.0%
Average Lights off reported 65.4% 83.0% 85.70% 85.3% 83.9% 84.3%
Average Computers off reported 67.7% 87.7% 80.30% 84.2% 86.5% 86.2%
Estimated $ savings from LOCO alone * N/A $195,206 $180,236 $265,854 $208,200 $207,137
Estimated reduction in CO2 emissions * N/A 1.8 tonnes (equivalent to planting 59 mature trees ) 1.7 tonnes (equivalent to planting 56 mature trees) 2.5 tonnes
(equivalent to planting 83 mature trees)
2.0 tonnes
(equivalent to planting 66 mature trees)
2.0 tonnes
(equivalent to planting 66 mature trees )

* Assumes the LO and CO behaviours were the same every day as those measured and reported on the day of the audits.