Evergreen unveils Canada’s first Climate Ready School

Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Evergreen marks the completion of its Climate Ready Schools Pilot at a Milton, ON public school on Thursday, October 6, 2022, as part of a school- and community-wide celebration. The first-of-its-kind in Canada, the Climate Ready Schools project has transformed the school ground at Irma Coulson Public School into a healthy environment that helps nurture child development through outdoor play and learning and mitigate the effects of a changing climate. A partnership between Evergreen and the Halton District School Board (HDSB), the pilot sets a new standard of how school boards across Canada can extend the use of school grounds beyond school hours and into the surrounding community.  

“School grounds provide a sense of place that builds pride, ownership, and a sense of belonging in public space for children and the community by encouraging participation, stewardship and a deep connection to the natural world,” says Lois Lindsay, Chief Program Officer at Evergreen. “The Climate Ready Schools program is the next step in our over 30-year legacy of transforming school grounds across the country, showcasing how schools and community spaces can play a pivotal role in adapting to climate change.”

“This is a truly exciting partnership between the Halton District School Board and Evergreen, and draws on the expertise of many professionals from around the world and the generosity of several donors,” says Ian Gaudet, Superintendent of Facility Services, Halton District School Board. “This project delivers many concepts into a stimulating and revitalized school ground that supports the HDSB’s student-led climate declaration designed to address mitigation measures of climate change. The layout and structure of this Climate Ready School site offers so many opportunities for students’ cognitive, physical, emotional and social development.”

Launched in 2020, Evergreen’s Climate Ready Schools…