HPEDSB EarthCARE Information

Welcome to the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board EarthCARE Information section. This section contains stories, news, and information about the HPEDSB EarthCARE program.

January 18, 2010 - In 2008-2009, EarthCARE saved the Ottawa-Carleton and Hastings/Prince Edward boards over $2 million and reduced CO2 emissions by over 19 tonnes. Read the details in the OCDSB (pdf) and the HPEDSB (pdf) final reports.

January 14, 2010 - Centre Hastings student and local restaurateur work together to create big fiscal and an environmental savings!.

December 23, 2009 - Individual school EarthCARE trainings help promote year-round greening activities.

December 23, 2009 - Led by EarthCARE rep David Fry and his team, Prinecrest staff and students promote energy awareness by going two whole days without any power in their entire school.

December 23, 2009 - Student Leaders inspire others to "Be the Change" during the Youth Forum on November 26th held at the Education Centre in Belleville, Ont.

December 22, 2009 - Park Dale School centralizes printers to reduce paper and energy consumption; as Principal Rutherford says, 'it's just the right thing to do'..

December 10, 2009 - The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board Student Senate Youth Forum kick-starts a year of change.

November 27, 2009 - The 2008/2009 audit reports are in! Key results of the EarthCARE program in the HPEDSB include over $200,000 in savings from LOCO alone and an estimated 2 ton reduction in CO₂ emissions; this is all thanks to a 100% participation rate! Thanks to everyone who made it happen. Read the full 2008/2009 report and check out EarthCARE’s tremendous year-over-year results.

November 5, 2009 - Eco art; spelling bee; website and video sharing all part of this year’s fall EarthCARE training. Everyone is striving to make a bigger difference this school year! .

November 5, 2009 - The EarthCARE Design Team met early in the school year to plan the events and activities for 09/10 in the HPEDSB. Read more about what's in store for the year!.

May 22, 2009 - Trees are 'IN' at Sophiasburgh Central School.

May 12, 2009 - An update to the story of Mr. Foster's Grade 4 Class at at Harry J. Clarke P.S. sending a letter to McDonald's Restaurants of Canada, check out the very detailed response they received from McDonald's (PDF).

April 16, 2009 - For students and staff at Moira Secondary School, Earth Day has become Earthstock, a week-long affair composed of daily Earth friendly initiatives designed to promote a greener attitude at Moira while thoroughly entertaining the school population. Earthstock is the flagship event for Moira's dedicated EarthCARE task force - congratulations to all who took part!

April 16, 2009 - Read the letter that a group of students in Mr. Foster's Grade 4 Class at Harry J. Clarke P.S. prepared and sent to McDonald's Restaurants of Canada in the hopes that they could inspire the chain to deepen their commitment to the environment.

April 16, 2009 - Students from the PLAN Club at Breadner Public School tell us how to make garden stones!

April 16, 2009 - Under the direction of Betty Kuhn, Breadner's PLAN (People Learning About Nature) Club has been very busy once again this year. Two of the PLAN Club's largest initiatives for 2008/2009 were the Think Recycle program and the Green Leaf campaign.

April 6, 2009 - Staff and students of the HPEDSB 'vote for Earth' as they switch off their lights and participate in this year's Earth Hour.

March 17, 2009 - Moira Secondary School's second annual "Voltathon": a spirited and competitive event in which staff and students bring in their used batteries to be properly disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner.

March 6, 2009 - Earth Hour in Canada - Turn off your lights on Saturday March 28, 2009 at 8:30 pm. Millions of Canadians will turn off their lights on March 28th for Earth Hour in support of action on climate change. Lots of information is available on their site, but be sure to check out the toolkits and downloadable materials page for tips to help you get started.

January 20, 2009 - Park Dale EarthCARE team leader, Principal Heather Rutherford has 3 main goals this year: promoting 'walking to school', litterless lunches, and reminding others that Park Dale is an environmentally conscious school.

January 19, 2009 - Thanks to strong student, teacher and custodial commitment and enthusiasm, everyone is catching on to the EarthCARE message at Queen Elizabeth School (Trenton).

January 19, 2009 - Using creative ways to inspire energy conservation and celebrate their accomplishments, Kente School students and staff are helping to make a difference.

January 19, 2009 - 3,252 'acts of green' and much more at Quinte Secondary.

December 8, 2008 - In 2007-2008, EarthCARE saved the Ottawa-Carleton and Hastings/Prince Edward boards over $2.2 million and reduced CO₂ emissions by over 20 tonnes. Read the details in the OCDSB (pdf) and the HPEDSB (pdf) final reports.

December 2 2008 - The 2008/2009 calendar of EarthCARE events is now online, take a look at the variety of exciting events planned for the remainder of the school year.

November 18, 2008 - The students and staff of Queen Victoria Public School get creative to demonstrate their commitment to clean water.

November 17, 2008 - A PDF of the EarthCARE quiz (and its answers) that was distributed at the fall OCDSB in-service has been posted to the Lessons, Activities and Handouts page. Also, the conservation and waste reduction websites mentioned at the fall in-service have been added to the Website Resources page. Thank you to all who were involved in compiling this information.

November 10, 2008 - With the fall training sessions all wrapped up, EarthCARE is set for another terrific year in the HPEDSB!

November 10, 2008 - EarthCARE design team make plans for 08/09 in the HPEDSB.

November 10, 2008 - The grade 7/8 French immersion class at Harry J. Clarke Public School enter the Canadian Tire eGreen School Contest with a letter summarizing their commitment to the environment.

August 15, 2008 - 2007 HPEDSB utility consumption data are now available online. As well as providing rich data for problem-analysis and numeracy activities, these data are useful in monitoring progress with EarthCARE initiatives and targets.

June 26, 2008 - Two bold steps to conserve energy and reduce waste from the students of Kente Public School in Ameliasburgh.

June 23, 2008 - Fiona, from Pinecrest Memorial Elementary School's grade 6 class, brings us a video presentation on how planting a school garden is a great way to beautify the school and learn about the environment.

June 22, 2008 - Grade 4 student, Brock from Pinecrest Memorial has produced an outstanding video production encouraging us to stop polluting - watch Brock's video now.

June 18, 2008 - The EarthCARE team at Pinecrest Elementary is reducing waste in their school by improving recycling and initiating composting programs.

June 16, 2008 - Ms. MacInnis' students at Hillcrest Public School celebrate Earth Day by declaring their commitment to our planet.

May 19, 2008 - Students Hear About Spirit and a White Bear - The Community Press features an article about founder and chairman of the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition, Simon Jackson's keynote speech at the HPEDSB's 2008 EarthCARE Expo. Download a PDF of the article.

May 18, 2008 - Take a look at some of the ways that our Chief Custodians are involved with the daily implementation of the Board's EarthCARE program.

April 20, 2008 - Check out a selection of environmentally themed student artwork from Gerarda Wagenmaker's grade 5/6 class at Herman Public School.

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.

February 24, 2008 - The schools of the HPEDSB are putting their EarthCARE gain sharing dollars to good use.

February 24, 2008 - Well done, to all the winners of the HPEDSB EarthCARE poster contest and a special thank you to all participants.

February 24, 2008 - Local newspaper posts story of HPEDSB's bid for green funding.

February 18, 2008 - With examples from Harry J. Clarke Public School, Marina Osmond discusses EarthCARE's success in the HPEDSB.

January 9, 2008 - While summarizing EarthCARE's incredibly positive impact, Michelle M. McCarthy, a media studies student at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario, warns that EarthCARE's future in the HPEDSB may be in question if the board is unable to secure more funding.

December 4 2007 - Public board makes bid for green funding... The Belleville Intelligencer posts a story regarding the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board's quest for Ministry funding. Read the complete article on The Intelligencer's website.

November 26 2007 - Students from Susanna Moodie Public School clean up park to show veterans their sacrifices are appreciated.

November 26 2007 - Led by coordinator Betty Kuhn, Breadner's EarthCARE projects are off to a great start this year. Learn more about what Breadner's students have been up to.

November 26 2007 - Staff and students at CML Snider School focus on Litterless Lunches.

November 26 2007 - The City of Belleville partners with Park Dale Public School's EarthCARE team to assist in Project Porchlight, an energy conservation initiative.

November 19 2007 - The students of Foxboro Public School are working hard to make EarthCARE a tremendous success in their school.

November 19 2007 - Moira Secondary students assist in annual Moira River clean up.

November 19 2007 - Under the direction of teacher Gayle Miller, Moira Secondary students energized everyone at the school's EarthCARE training with games, information and plenty of fun!

November 14 2007 - The HPEDSB EarthCARE design team met earlier this school year to make plans for 07/08 - learn about their exciting plans.

November 14 2007 - EarthCARE Coordinator, Veronica Ford and the HPEDSB's Environmental and Energy Technologist, Darleen Wolters-Sword presented information regarding the climate crisis to a group of grade 4-8 students at Athol Central Public School.

November 14 2007 - Queen Elizabeth students learn about global warming and climate change.

November 14 2007 - In an attempt to decrease their carbon footprint, HPEDSB training organizers split this year's training into 2 groups. Learn more about what went on in the different sessions.

November 14 2007 - Attended by students, educational assistants, custodians, and teachers, the fall 2007 EarthCARE training sessions were a tremendous success. Thank you to all who participated.

November 14 2007 - The EarthCARE poster contest is underway. Posters will be presented as a display in the boardroom and at our spring event. The divisional winners will be printed for all of our schools to use in support of EarthCARE this year. Deadline for entries in November 30.

November 5 2007 - Download a PDF of the 2006-2007 HPEDSB EarthCARE Year-End Report from Project Coordinator, Veronica Ford.

November 3 2007 - The audit results are in! EarthCARE saved the HPEDSB $180,236 in the 06/07 school year - view a complete summary of the 06/07 audit results.

October 22 2007 - Learn about how this year's EarthCARE trainings have been differentiated in order to meet the needs of all our EarthCARE school representatives.

October 22 2007 - EarthCARE coordinator Veronica Ford and CoeHill teacher rep, Lisa Resmer present an overview of EarthCARE activities to district council executives and the school principals.

October 22 2007 - EarthCARE Design Team and curriculum supporter of the Frink Centre encouraged the Design Team to help the already "green" Frink Centre carry our message further.

October 8 2007 - EarthCARE contributes to an expected $1.6 million savings in the HPEDSB.

June 27 2007 - Thank you to everyone who attended "Chillin' with the Planet, Caring for Our Community". Hosted by Canadian author and photographer, Bruce Kirkby, the event was held in recognition of the HPEDSB's contribution to environmental awareness and conservation through the EarthCARE program. Learn more about this event and read comments from those in attendance.

July 3 2007 - Staff, students and the community come together to create a memorial garden at North Hastings High School.

June 21 2007 - Join the TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, a national conservation initiative that allows all Canadians to have a positive impact on their local environment. For more information visit www.vanaqua.org/cleanup/home.php.

June 13 2007 - An important message from the Monarch Teacher Network-Canada including details on the Summer 2007 'Teaching and Learning with Monarch Butterflies' workshops.

May 16 2007 - The spring EarthCARE Training was held at the Board office this year, it was a tremendous success - thank you to all who participated, We are all about improving and making a difference!

May 16 2007 - Under the direction of EarthCARE coordinator, Veronica Ford and Vice-Principal, Heather McMaster, the team of dedicated Junior and Intermediate students at Queen Elizabeth School worked hard to compile the data necessary for the Spring EarthCARE audit.

May 16 2007 - Recently, the annual Quinte Waste Solutions calendar was delivered to the residents of the Quinte area. This valuable resource offers a variety of waste reduction tips including, using reuseable cloth bags, making litterless lunches, and participating in secondhand sports swaps.

April 17 2007 - Although Earth Day falls on a Sunday this year, many of the schools in Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board are planning activities on alternate days to remind everyone that we need to do our part. See what some of these schools have planned.

April 10 2007 - The HPE scheduling task sheet is now available for download on the BOTP page.

April 10 2007 - Check out the latest addition to our Lessons, Activities, and Handouts page, a worksheet to accompany the film, "Blackgold" - a documentary about the coffee industry. Thanks to Lea Doxey-Allin, a teacher at Frederick Banting Secondary Alternate Program in Stittsville, Ontario for developing this worksheet.

April 10 2007 - The HPE scheduling task sheet is now available for download on the BOTP page.

March 17 2007 - "Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau" is a theatrical play about the last two days Henry David Thoreau spent in his cabin at Walden Pond. This two-act, one-set, four-character play is designed for use by high schools and colleges. The script and play materials plus a customized lesson plan are available FREE to schools in the USA and Canada. Learn more in this PDF summary.

March 17 2007 - Coe Hill inspires us with their many EarthCARE projects!

March 8 2007 - 2006 HPEDSB utility consumption data are now available online. As well as providing rich data for problem-analysis and numeracy activities, these data are useful in monitoring progress with EarthCARE initiatives and targets.

February 28 2007 - Led by teacher, Carrie Szuks, the 9 student EarthCARE Ambassadors at Stirling Primary and Junior are working hard to encourage others to join in the challenge for a better environment.

February 28 2007 - Under the leadership of teacher, Ian McGregor, environmentally concerned projects such as vermi-composting and downtown revitalization are well on their way at Centre Hastings Secondary School.

February 18 2007 - Check out the latest addition to our Focus on Books section, a lesson plan based on Michael Martchenko's Ma, I'm a Farmer.

February 17 2007 - The 465 students at Harmony have been working hard this school year to improve their environment and increase awareness.

February 17 2007 - An active recycling program is taking the lead at Stirling Sr.

February 15 2007 - With the help and direction of Principal Delarge; student leaders, Tanner and Haley; and custodian Doug Thorn, students at Sir Mackenzie Bowell will undertake two major environmental projects this year; major yard cleanups and their recycling program.

January 8 2007 - 52 Lead Hands in the Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board received training in leadership skills and working with people on December 5th and 6th.

December 19 2006 - Students at Belleville, Ontario's Prince of Wales Public School are challenged to make a difference.

December 19 2006 - EarthCARE students learn about the urgency of climate change and what they can do to help correct the situation.

December 19 2006 - EarthCARE teams reaching outside of their schools to encourage others to 'do their part'.

November 22 2006 - Check out the Lessons, Activities, and Handouts section and download "Do You Know?" - a list of 10 questions and answers that illustrate the importance of waste reduction and water conservation. Thanks to Ottawa-Carleton DSB project coordinator, Judy Turriff for putting this handout together.

November 21 2006 - Do you know a young environmentalist aged 8-16 who deserves to be recognized with a cash prize? A young person you know could be next year's Eco-Hero! Action For Nature is currently accepting applications for the 2007 Award! APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 28, 2007 - read award guidelines and application details

November 17 2006 - In its first year with the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board, EarthCARE was highly successful - find out who was involved in making it happen.

November 14 2006 - Coe Hill P.S.'s first EarthCARE project of the 06/07 school year decorates the school gym.

November 13 2006 - Approximately 250 staff and students participated in the recent fall EarthCARE kick-off.

November 13 2006 - Sir John A. Macdonald students make good on their promises to the environment.

November 12 2006 - Coe Hill staff and students celebrate the results of their 05/06 EarthCARE efforts during an October 25th assembly.

November 12 2006 - Staff and students work hard at Hillcrest Public School. Goal setting by the EarthCARE Critters sets targets for another year!

October 4 2006 - The 2006/2007 calendar of EarthCARE events is now online, take a look at the variety of exciting events planned for 06/07.

October 4 2006 - Audit data shows that the HPEDSB saved $149,891 in 05/06 with EarthCARE - view 05/06 audit results and learn more about EarthCARE's tremendous success in the HPEDSB.

September 21 2006 - 2005/2006 summary of HPEDSB elementary school EarthCARE activities.

September 21 2006 - 2005/2006 summary of HPEDSB secondary school EarthCARE activities.

July 12 2006 - Tyendinaga Public School, with its 395 students and 20 staff members, is working hard to deliver a strong message regarding environmental awareness.

July 11 2006 - An update from Breadner Elementary School on how they have put to good use funding provided for them through the Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds Grant.

July 10 2006 - Miss Silver's Grade 5 class at College St. School present a musical version of the Three R's in an Arts Assembly and deliver a great message to the whole school.

July 9 2006 - Litterless Lunches and Lights Out Monitors are among the successful EarthCARE initiatives that students and teachers at Stirling Primary School undertook this year. All those involved need to 'take a bow' for all their hard work - it's paying off!

July 9 2006 - By meeting twice a month, EarthCARE Coordinator, Jodi Archibald's Grade 7 and 8 Green Team have helped S.H. Connor School (K-Gr. 3) and its partner school Tweed-Hungerford (Gr. 4-8) reduce, reuse and recycle.

July 8 2006 - Student Council and EarthCARE Coordinator, Ian Fox, at Pinecrest Memorial Elementary School in Bloomfield, Ontario, have been working hard on two worthy goals.

July 8 2006 - Under the direction of EarthCARE Coordinator, Amira Miller, South Marysburgh Central School (K- 3) and Athol Central School (grade 4-8), have had an outstanding year participating in the EarthCARE program. Not only are students working to reduce waste and promote school-wide recycling, they're applying skills learned in the classroom to quantify the results of their efforts.

July 8 2006 - V.P. Carswell School's student run EarthCARE recycling program creates awareness and outstanding results.

July 8 2006 - Hillcrest School had three goals to achieve this school year. First, they wanted to reduce the amount of garbage; secondly, they wanted everyone involved in more 'Litterless Lunches' and thirdly, they wanted a reduction in paper use in every classroom.

June 15 2006 - Mr. James' Green Team has been a very positive and active group at North Trenton Public School.

June 15 2006 - Under the direction of Coordinators, Anne-Marie Vander Eynden and Susan Clarke, Stirling Junior School Grade 5 students, Darien, Angela, and Selena say their EarthCARE team has accomplished much this year.

June 9 2006 - Under the direction of Team Coordinator, Chris Brady, and Vice Principal Susan Carleton-Maines, the Solid Waste Assessment Team (S.W.A.T.) at Foxboro Public School is busy making presentations, posting signs and providing reminders to everyone about EarthCARE's recycling message.

June 9 2006 - EarthCARE Team Coordinator, Joanne Peckam's Grade 5 and 6 students making a difference at Frankford Public School.

June 9 2006 - Students at Susanna Moodie Elementary School raising money and raising awareness.

June 9 2006 - Under the direction of their EarthCARE team coordinator, Janet Lawrence the kindergarten to Grade 5 students at Prince Charles are building character and beautifying their school grounds.

June 6 2006 - Big energy conservation savings at Queen Elizabeth Public School in Picton, Ontario.

May 21 2006 - View the pictures from the HPEDSB 2006 building operator training - thank you to all those in attendance.

May 16 2006 - Check out the latest updates to the Resources section, the “Get in the Loop” teaching kit, provides a fun, hands-on way to help students learn about the 3Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle; and the “Happy Earth Day” activities book, lists a number of things everyone can do to help take care of the earth.

May 16 2006 - Breadner Elementary gets some green to go even greener.

May 16 2006 - EarthCARE, Healthy Active Living and Character Education - How are they linked in Hastings and Prince Edward DSB?

May 12 2006 - Making the connection between character education and EarthCARE.

April 27 2006 - The goal at Bayside P.S. is to lead the way toward being a more environmentally friendly school.

April 16 2006 - Check out the Student Arts section of the EarthCARE website, you'll find 4 environmentally themed songs submitted by Ottawa-Carleton students, be sure to check back often as we'll be adding new content as it arrives.

April 15 2006 - EarthCARE featured in Coe Hill Public School's November and January newsletters, read PDF copies of each: November and January.

April 15 2006 - They're Going LOCO! The students of Moira are very busy promoting a variety of energy conservation and waste reduction initiatives in their school.

April 15 2006 - Visit our new Letters to the Web Master page and tell us what's on your mind.

April 11 2006 - EarthCARE students kitchen composting and much more at Maynooth P.S.

April 11 2006 - Earth Day 2006 plans underway at Harmony and Maynooth.

April 11 2006 - Darleen Wolters-Sword, the Hastings Board Environmental Technologist and Veronica Ford, EarthCARE project coordinator spent the day at Bird's Creek P.S. visiting classes sharing a recycling message with students.

March 5 2006 - the results from the October 2005 HPEDSB EarthCARE Audit are now available online. We have also added an "Interpreting the Audit Data" page, to help you better understand this information.

March 5 2006 - the results from the October 2005 HPEDSB EarthCARE Audit are now available online. We have also added an "Interpreting the Audit Data" page, to help you better understand this information.

February 24 2006 - Custodians at HPE's CUPE PD day attended a workshop on customer service and building effective school teams full of laughs, lessons, and learning. The workshop was part of their EarthCARE Building Operator Training program.

February 20 2006 - HPEDSB utility consumption data from the years 2000 to 2005 are now available online. As well as providing rich data for problem-analysis and numeracy activities, these data are useful in monitoring progress with EarthCARE initiatives and targets.

January 21 2006 - View a selection of video clips from Dr. David Suzuki's Nov. 8 keynote speech at "You Matter! Respect & Responsibility in Our Community", an event held in Belleville, Ontario, which launched EarthCARE in the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board (HPEDSB).

January 20 2006 - The TREES team at Prince Charles Public School in Trenton, Ontario is well on its way to becoming a strong force in their work with environmental stewardship.

January 14 2006 - EarthCARE Teams from schools in Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board spent a half a day sharing environmental conservation ideas on December 13th and 14th.

January 10 2006 - Harmony P.S. students promoting EarthCARE in the HPEDSB.

December 2 2005 - 93% of the Hastings and Prince Edward District schools joined together for "a great afternoon of audit training for EarthCARE" on October 21, 2005.

November 9 2005 - Learn more about HPEDSB EarthCARE Project Coordinator Veronica Ford in our new Meet the Coordinator section.

November 4 2005 - "The Recycling Maniacs," a recycling themed play written by Meadowlands PS (OCDSB) teacher, Anne Sproule, has been added to the Lessons and Activities section. This play is an excellent teaching resource and is available for download as a PDF of as a Word file.

October 31 2005 - Dr. David Suzuki kicks off EarthCARE program on November 8 at the You Matter! Respect & Responsibility in Our Community event.

October 21 2005 - The HPEDSB EarthCARE Audit and Participation Report is online (school names to be added following the Oct 21 training). Visit this page to enter your school's audit data online and to download audit worksheets.