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News Around the Board
Elementary
The 30 grand prize winners of the Waste Free Lunch challenge were
announced on January 18, 2012
Congratulations to the parents, students and staff at St. Martha and Christ
the King Catholic Schools. Over 200,000 students from 62 district school boards
across Ontario participated in the 2011 Waste-Free Lunch Challenge.
Approximately 800 schools participated in the challenge—25 tonnes of waste was
diverted from landfill.
A complete listing of winning schools can be found at:
http://www.wastefreelunch.com/winners-2011.
Overall results overall participation in the challenge:
Number of Registrations: 38
Number of Schools: 29
Number of Students: 3,602
St. Benedict’s
The dedicated staff and students at St. Benedict’s Catholic School on
Kipling Ave. have made their school one of the greenest in the entire TCDSB.
Teachers Annamaria Fortini-Morano, Susie Oppedisano and Principal Derek Quinn,
along with their keen students, have created a exemplary recycling system at St.
Benedicts. Grade Five Students, donning bright orange ‘Energy Saver’ vests,
make sure that recycling is collected and taken to the curb, with the help of
devoted Head Caretaker Efren Fernandez. In addition, St. Benedict’s ‘Energy
Saver’ routinely patrol the school ensuring that lights and computer monitors
are turned off, and offering suggestions to classes on how to conserve energy.
Secondary
TCDSB Environmental Youth Symposium
Cardinal Carter Academy
Cardinal Carter Academy is the first secondary school in the TCDSB to
participate in the waste audit design program currently being undertaken by the
Board. On January 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of 2006, Marilyn Grace and her
leadership/religion class conducted a facility-wide waste audit. This pilot
project was done entirely by the students under the direction of Ms. Grace and
Sean Hurley, Officer – Recycling and Waste Management. The students will now
make suggestions for waste reduction initiatives at the school, and ensure their
ideas are implemented.
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