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Global Coalition for Green Schools Names Greenest
School on Earth
High school in Canada recognized for cutting-edge sustainability education
Dunbarton High School installed new energy-efficient windows, insulation, and lower-wattage lighting and
offers a specialist high skills major in environment.
The Global Coalition for Green Schools, an initiative of the Center for Green Schools at
the U.S. Green Building Council, today announced the Greenest School on Earth for
2015: Dunbarton High School in Pickering, Ontario, Canada.
Greenest School on Earth is an annual
competition intended to sho w how
sustainability can be woven into the
infrastructure, culture, and curriculum
of a K-12 school. The Center for Green
Schools defines a green school as one
with zero environmental impact
(including energy, water, waste, and
carbon), a positive impact on occupant
health and performance, and 100
percent environmentally literate
graduates.
“The Greenest School on Earth
recognition goes to the school that is
defining what it means to live, breathe,
and teach whole-school sustainability,”Rachel Gutter, director of the Center for
Green Schools, said. “Dunbarton High School is an excellent example of a school that
engages its students at every turn, placing them in the driver’s seat and empowering them
to improve their environment inside and out. We are pleased to recognize Dunbarton’s
efforts to improve their community, enhance the biodiversity of the region, and elevate
young minds to a higher order of thinking about sustainable practices.”
Over the last five years, new energy-efficient windows, insulation, and lower-wattage
lighting have been installed at Dunbarton, which was built in the 1960s. The school offers
a specialist high skills major in environment and engages students through coursework
and extracurricular activities related to the natural surroundings. The school features an
outdoor classroom for 40, a 500-sq-m pollinator garden, and a rooftop solar water
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heater. Students are given stainless-steel water bottles and involved in projects such as
organic waste removal and the Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program.
“It is a great gift for us to be in this community and have the ability to provide students
with so many fantastic opportunities related to sustainability,” David Gordon, instructor
at Dunbarton, said. “In Pickering, we receive nothing but support for our sustainability
initiatives from the board, Pickering City, local businesses, parents, universities, and
NGOs. They all provide our students with opportunities to deepen their understanding of
sustainable practices and with the chance to take action to make Pickering and
Dunbarton High School demonstrably more sustainable. This is what the world needs to
adapt to a changing future: young people prepared to take action in a supportive
community.”
Thomas Mueller, president and chief executive officer of the Canada Green Building
Council, added: “Dunbarton is an exceptional example of a school that recognizes and
integrates sustainability into education and operations. Changes were made to the old
building to reduce c arbon emissions and provide a healthier indoor environment for staff
and students, their curriculum emphasizes the value of protecting and restoring
ecosystems and provides students with hands-on experience, and their community
engagement brings people together to take action with a positive impact on the
environment.”
The Greenest School on Earth designation includes a $1,000 award to be used for a
sustainability initiative. Dunbarton plans to use its award to develop a garden and
construct 10 additional bee condominiums it will share with the local community.
For more information about the Greenest School on Earth competition, go to
http://centerforgreenschools.org/greenestschool.
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