Gain Sharing Put to Good Use in HPEDSB!

February 24, 2008

Schools have been awarded a monetary incentive as a reward for assisting with the energy cost savings brought about by our HPEDSB's involvement in EarthCARE over the past three years. When asked how they were spending this money many enthusiastic responses were given.

Gerard Wagenmakers used some of the money that Herman Public School earned for environmental magazines for each classroom. Corrina Eberwein from College St. School proudly announced that the school recently purchased 2 new recycling containers similar to those used at the Education Centre. Each receptacle has 3 openings, one for paper, one for aluminum cans and one for plastic. The plan is to involve more students in the sorting process of recycling and with more involvement there should be more waste reduction in future.

Coe Hill School used some of their gain sharing to purchase an Elmo projector. This projector will cut down on the amount of paper being used by reducing the photocopying being done for classroom use. It will also help with the reduction of overheads being used.

North Hastings Secondary School is planning to look at several options: the purchase of solar panels for the school's hot water system; the possibility of hiring an ecological/environmental speaker to present to the student body; to purchase some compact fluorescent bulbs for the classroom and to buy alternative grass fertilizer.

Anne MacInnis from Hillcrest Public School used the money to provide the students with entertaining information through the format of a Puppet show by D-2-OV-US. Ms. MacInnis reports that "It had an environmental theme and the children loved it!"

The gain sharing certainly has been used for a range of environmentally related options. Great job, HPEDSB!