EcoSchools Canada

🎉 Celebrate a year of environmental learning and action! With more schools than ever participating in the EcoSchools program, we’re excited to wrap up the year together at our Virtual Certification Celebration. June 18 | 12:00 PM ET | YouTube Register at ecoschools.ca

Huge congratulations to the incredibly talented winners of the Photography category in the 2026 YRE Canada National Competition! 🏆 🌱 Check out the 2026 YRE Winners and see the world through their eyes! ecoschools.ca/yre/winners-20…

⏰ The deadline for submitting your 2025-26 EcoSchools application is tomorrow! Make sure to submit your plan before May 8 at 11:59pm ET! 👉 app.ecoschools.ca

Thanks for participating in our #GOOSPaperDay 2026 and helping us raise awareness about the importance of reuse and recycling. Congratulations to contest winners: Jefferson Public School!

🌍 Earth Week Event: Our Power, Our Planet — Youth for the Environment Hear inspiring stories from youth eco‑leaders, insights from environmental experts, and examples of initiatives making a difference. ✔ Thu, April 23 at 12:00 PM ET | Register at ow.ly/vNsF50YGIET

🌍✨ Earth Month Contest! Your school could win a NOVA 30 Composter (valued at $1,649)! Share a short student message to our planet, it can be heartfelt, hopeful, funny, or poetic. ✔ Submit your entry by April 22 at ecoschools.ca/novaterra

💧🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined us in raising awareness about clean, safe water and the importance of reducing single‑use plastics. Huge congratulations to Central Toronto Academy, our 2026 winners!

Happy National GOOS Paper Day! 🦆 Participate in our contest for a chance to win one Mini Worm Studio for your class! 1️⃣ Share a photo or video of your GOOS paper bin(s) before April 10, 2026 2️⃣ Include the hashtag #GOOSPaperDay 3️⃣ Tag and follow @EcoSchoolsCAN in your post

@EcoSchoolsCAN The Eco Club is getting ready for our school-wide Great Gulp Challenge!! Watch and listen closely for some important info about the harm of single use plastics! @StStephDPCDSB #GreatGulp 💧

Today OLMC participated in the Great Gulp to promote our safe drinking water in Region of Peel and to encourage students to use reusable water bottles keeping single use plastics out of landfills. @DP_EcoSchools @DPCDSBSchools @EcoSchoolsCAN

STM has done it again! Ms. Noronha's class took the Great Gulp! @EcoSchoolsCAN @DP_EcoSchools @stthomasmore19 #TheGreatGulp

OLGV taking part in the #GreatGulp

Today, Bakhita took part in the Great Gulp! It invites people across Canada to take a sip of tap water from a reusable bottle, celebrating access to safe, clean drinking water and the importance of protecting it. Way to go, Bakhita for making a splash! @EcoSchoolsCAN

At STM, @stthomasmore19 students never say no to drinking water ! Ms.Oliver’s class take the big GULP. @EcoSchoolsCAN @DP_EcoSchools #TheGreatGulp

💧Our EcoSchools team has already taken the gulp — now it’s your turn. Post your photo or video with #GreatGulp for a chance to win 30 Monos water bottles for your school! Tag us in your post!

🌱 Big milestone: 2,000 schools across Canada are participating in the 2025–26 EcoSchools program. Huge thanks to the EcoTeams and school communities driving environmental learning and action every day 💚

💧 It’s #GreatGulp month! Take a sip of tap water from a reusable container + share a creative class photo/video using #GreatGulp and tagging EcoSchools Canada. You could win 30 Monos Kiyo UVC Water Bottles! More: ecoschools.ca/thegreatgulp/

Happy International #PolarBearDay! Check out some amazing lesson plans to inspire student inquiry and action. Remember to claim EcoSchools points under the 'Supporting Canadian Species at Risk' action card! 👉 polarbearsinternational.org/educat.../unit…

Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) submissions are open!🌍 This year’s theme: Food Security & Climate Change. If you’re 11–14 or 15–18, submit a photo, video, or article for a chance to shine in this national and international competition✨ 👉 ecoschools.ca/yre/

📸🌿 Explore your photography skills and the wonders of nature through the #BondarChallenge!✨ NEW this year: Prizes for the top 3 entries in each category! Submit your entry at ecoschools.ca/bondarchallenge A special thank you to our sponsor, @edgeimaging 💚