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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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