We discussed the importance and viability of our rewilding project for the Earth Prize with the grade 5 and grade 6 members. Grade 12 students started editing the first draft of the first Earth Prize submission.

Over the winter break, students worked on the first entry for the Earth Prize and discussed important dates, goals, and next steps for the new year.

Our aeroponic gardens have been flourishing thanks to the care of our OLS teachers; especially the garden in our schools kitchen for our Junior and Senior "Food's" option class.

In order to become environmental stewards, students were inspired by Jia Jiangs' Tedtalk "What I learned from 100 days of rejection"- to create their own list of rejected enviornmental outcomes.

Link to the Tedtalk Here- https://www.ted.com/talks/jia_jiang_what_i_learned_from_100_days_of_rejection

Students finalized the Earth Prize registration! They are submitting their rewilding project in the 2022 competition.

Students will be joining a zoom call along with many others across Western North America to discuss environmental action for the future. Students will listen to a number of keynote speakers, and have a chance to share some of their own plans during this festival.

Grade 6 students presented to elementary classrooms on the sustainable and proper use of the school composting system.

Students have begun to brainstorm a composting initiative with the help of the grade 12's, based on last years composting initiative.

Elementary classroom aeroponic gardens have started showing growth.

Students are registering this October 2021 for participation in the Earth Prize Competition. Students will be presenting their projects to other environmental youth groups around the globe.

https://www.earth-foundation.org/earth-prize.

WHO: Alberta high school youth (age 15-18)
WHAT: Connect with other environmental youth leaders and the Canadian Rockies landscape.
WHERE: Fish Creek Provincial park
WHEN: October 9 (9 am - 7 pm)
WHY: Inspire youth action on environmental issues.

Grade 12 students Seth Perez, Diego Bittner, Meagan Lang and Alison Stanley attended the Environmental Youth Ambassadors program on October 9th. Students got to make valuable connections with other youth groups and learn more about positive environmental change.

Aeroponic gardens were distributed to elementary teachers and we signed the BVFA (Bow Valley Food Alliance) Food Charter. The BVFA is focussed on creating healthy food systems that value the environment, reconciliation, education and intergenerational knowledge. Visit https://bvfa.ca/ for more information on the Charter and Food Sovereignty in the Bow Valley.