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Ottawa’s Second Annual Sustainable High Schools Conference:

On Friday, October 16th, Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School (SWL), in partnership with the Sierra Youth Coalition, will be host to the 2nd Annual Sustainable High Schools Conference. The conference will provide training to students to enhance their capacities to lead successful sustainability initiatives at their schools and create opportunities for Anglophone and Francophone students from public and Catholic school boards to connect and learn from each other. Registration now open, but spaces are limited!

When? Friday, October 16, 2009, 8:15–3:15
Where? Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School, Orleans, ON (accessible by bus or bike - participants must arrange for their own transportation to and from the event)
Who? Action teams from as many as 20 Ottawa-area high schools. Generally, each action team is made up of 5 students and 2 teachers or other school staff members (e.g. administrators, custodians, support staff)
What should I bring? A litter-free lunch, reusable beverage container, pen, notebook, and ideas about sustainable projects from your high school that are ongoing or have been completed.

There is no nomination process, but schools should carefully consider which students and staff would be most appropriate to represent their school. Register Today!!

The Sierra Youth Coalition believes in working towards a barrier-free environment. The Sustainable High Schools Conference is a bilingual (English/French) event, and there is no registration fee.

Past Events

• Ottawa Youth Action Gathering

The Youth Action Gathering has taken place on July 20 – 24, 2009 at the MacSkimming Outdoor Education Centre.

• Ottawa’s 1st Annual Sustainable High Schools Conference

We held our first Ottawa Sustainable High Schools Conference on November 14, 2008. Over 75 students, teachers, and youth environmental and community organizers came to build skills, create a network, and share how they’re making their schools greener, fairer, and healthier places to learn, work, and play.

View the picture by clicking here!

• Quebec Sustainable Campuses Conference

The Quebec Sustainable Campuses Conference is an opportunity for students from universities and colleges across Quebec to gather for trainings, to exchange ideas and strategies, and to develop regional and provincial campaigns. Additional sustainability workshops are also included to inform and inspire participants. This year, three energetic high school students from Collège catholique Samuel-Genest the conference as well! The conference took place in Montreal from January 30 to February 2, 2009.