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2004-2005 Winners

Whether the projects were big or small, each school submission to The Great EcoKids Challenge showed tremendous commitment and dedication towards improving the health of our planet.

1st Prize:a Sony VAIO Desktop Computer goes to E.J. James Public School in Oakville, Ontario for the following environmental initiatives:

Improving the Health of The Environment

• Paper, plastic and pop can recycling with collection by students.
• Year round litterless lunches.
• Participating in the Pitch In campaign to clean up the school yard and nearby public park.
• Collecting used batteries, ink cartridges and pop can tabs in support of local charities.
• Working with a major corporation (Dupont USA) and local parent to being a solar collection project and generate solar power for the school.

Participating in Community Initiatives

• Being the first group to officially adopt a local park as part of the Oakville Adopt-a-Park program.
• Convincing the Town of Oakville to take on the park as a Stewardship Project.
• Participating in the Town's 20 Minute Makeover (town wide clean-up).
• Revamping the school garden for the Spring season.

Raising Environmental Awareness

• Holding an Earth Day assembly educating the school and parents about the effects of anti idling, littering, over packaging and other environmental impacts.
• Regularly incorporating EcoKids materials into the curriculum.
• Creating educational posters on various environmental issues.
• Continuing their diverse environmental club for a second year and involving 30 NEW members.

2nd Prize: a Sony Mini-DV Handycam Camcorder goes to Cameron Street Public School in Collingwood, Ontario for the following environmental initiatives:

Improving the Health of the Environment

• Implementing "Walking Wednesdays" where the whole school is encouraged to take active transportation to school and awarding classes with the highest number of participants.
• Challenging the local business community to do the same.
• Using the EcoKids anti-idling unit to conduct a survey on the number of cars that idle outside the school at dismissal time.
• Sharing the survey results and educating parents on the ill effects of idling.

Raising Environmental Awareness

• Holding an Earth Day assembly focusing on the One Tonne Challenge.
• Communicating ways to live more sustainably to the entire school using weekly announcements, posters, school newsletter and a bulletin board.
• Creating an ecological calendar that provides energy and resource reduction tips.
• Calculating their environmental footprint and then creating personal action plans to reduce their impact.

3rd Prize: a Sony Cyber-shot Digital Camera goes to Christ Lutheran School in Kitchener, Ontario, for:

 

Improving the Health of The Environment and Taking Community Action

• Submitting a signed petition to the mayor and suggestions to the location of a community composter.
• Convincing the City of Kitchener to implement a recycling and composting program at a popular nearby park.
• Cleaning up nearby parks and trails as a whole school.
• Encouraging recycling within the school.

Promoting Resource Conservation

• Reaching out to the community through questionnaires that encourage them to drive less and recycle more diligently, challenging their family members to produce less garbage and take shorter showers.
• Tracking how much electricity is used in classrooms.
• Using EcoKids materials to educate and institute change.

A big thanks goes to The Great EcoKids Challenge sponsor, Sony of Canada Ltd, for the great prizes, and to all EcoKids out there who contribute to the health of the earth in their own way.

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