CELP Program

Last day of the CELP Program for the semester! Check out the CELP logo cake!

So fantastic to finally have some snow to get out on our snowshoes today for Phys Ed!

Huge thanks to Simon and Sarah from @focusonnatureca for doing a workshop for CELP students from the @ugdsb yesterday in the rain!

As the cold sets in CELP students are finishing up upcycled wool sweater mittens with canvas and leather covers with the help of our incredible community volunteer, Janet! Students decorated their canvases with artwork inspired by nature. Bring on the snow!

Huge thanks ⁦@cityofguelph⁩ for sponsoring a special screening of The Engine Inside about the power of the bicycle to change communities for 110 @ugdsb students this week!

CELP students helping out at the #GuelphToolLibrary Circular Store to divert fabric from the landfill!

Thank you Scout and Ali from the #CanadianWildlifeFoundation for a great morning of team building activities!

Grant Linney, a volunteer with the #ClimateRealityProject, completed his 911th high school presentation and group dynamics activity at CELP last week. CELP students wrote letters to politicians on climate issues this week in Civics to follow up. Thanks for inspiring us Grant!

An amazing three weeks of Grade 10 CELP energy working with elementary students from 13 different UGDSB schools!

UGDSB elementary students participate in EcoStars program with CELP student leaders. Learn more: ugdsb.ca/blog/ugdsb-ele… @CELP_Program

So great to have so many Grade 4/5/6 students from #GuelphLakePS, #KenDanbyPS, #KortrightHillsPS, #RicksonRidgePS at EcoStars at the #UoGuelphArboretum this week! CELP students did an amazing job as the biodiversity superheroes Food,Water, Shelter and Space!

Thanks for a fantastic wilderness survival training day @CEC_GWD, @ugdsb SHSM and Guelph Outdoor School!

Tree planting last week at the Arkell Spring Grounds with @cityofguelph and the @wellingtncounty Green Legacy Program. Proud that CELP students have planted over 37 000 trees at this site over the past 15 years to protect the city’s water source and take up carbon!

Learning about the Transportation Master Plan and Cycling Master Plan with the Sustainable Transportation Coordinator #CityofGuelph and GCAT #activeGuelph as we bike city streets. Thanks for the amazing tour Hayley!

Learning about how by-laws are made by taking a seat at the horseshoe in the @cityofguelph council chambers. Thank you so much for talking to our class Councilor Caron! @ward5leanne

CELP learning about #UnitedNations Sustainable Development Goals and touring community groups at #10Carden #SHSM #UpperGrandDSB

CELP Orange shirt day in the old growth forest at #uoGuelphArboretum

Learning to teach pond studies and identify trees and wildlife in preparation for EcoStars with Interpretive Biologist and Education Coordinator Chris Earley @uogarboretum

Touring the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming @GCUOF and helping split garlic for seeding next year. Learning about U of Guelph Geography programs and trying out the Geomatics lab @GuelphGeography