School+Wide+Initiatives


 * ** Litter-free lunches - ie. Trashless Tuesdays **
 * ** Digital newsletter - sending newsletters home using an email database - Bird's Hill currently does this, 90% of families get their newsletter by email. **
 * ** Paper reduction - sending notes home digitally using an email database. I plan to use my tech time to help teachers get this set up. Leslie **
 * ** Hour without Power **


 * The following ideas were taken from Manitoba Education Website - **
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 * ** ** announcements, notices, and messages that reinforce awareness of sustainability **
 * ** anti–bullying campaigns **
 * ** challenges and reminders to reduce waste, energy, water etc **
 * ** presentations from organizations such as Conservation Manitoba **
 * ** Community service programs and volunteer programs that support social well-being **
 * ** cyber-bullying information **
 * ** Earth Day awareness programs **
 * ** recognition of international days related to social, environmental, and economic health and well-being such as World Water Day **
 * ** Green Kids programs **
 * ** healthy and/or garbage-less lunches **
 * ** awareness and promotion of personal safety **
 * ** posters, audio-visual, or multimedia presentations that focus on health of the environment, of society, and of the economy **
 * ** guest speakers and community fieldtrips related to sustainability themes **
 * ** professional development time allotted to ESD and to research on sustainability **
 * ** recycling programs where students and staff participate **
 * ** teaching that promotes and encourages practices of active, responsible citizenship **
 * ** school vision, mission statement and student code of conduct that reflect eco-citizenship and ESD principles. **
 * ** students collaborate in shared studies on ESD issues **
 * ** teachers collaborate to plan ESD themes and studies **
 * ** sharing of ESD information and activities between home and school, by newsletters, school websites or other means **
 * ** student assemblies that include ESD related messages or presentations **
 * ** student presentations and activities are planned to include a component of eco-citizenship and environmental responsibility **
 * ** students learn about the consumer society and sustainable consumption **
 * ** presentations by Take Pride Winnipeg **
 * ** school establishes and publicizes a no-idle zone **
 * ** school campaign to encourage bicycle use **
 * ** school establishes and maintains bicycle racks **
 * ** school encourages public transit and ride-sharing **
 * ** school and class celebrations of ethno-cultural diversity **
 * ** student-produced videos and audio-visual productions dealing with sustainable lifestyles **
 * ** school welcoming programs and policies of inclusion **