In Burnaby Schools, we care about our district’s environmental impact and so do our students. A number of them have been recognized for their efforts.
Return-It Award: Aubrey’s Green Team
A creative group of Grade 5 and 6 students at Aubrey put on capes and masks to help educate their peers about recycling. The school was awarded a $2,500 cash prize from Return-It for their waste-battling efforts. After producing an informative video, the 28-member Green Team was able to collect and divert nearly 1,700 containers from the landfill.聽
Students Receive Awards from City
The City of Burnaby honoured our students and staff with two Environmental Awards for the 2018-19 school year.聽The recipients were University Highlands and the Burnaby Youth Sustainability Network (BYSN).
University Highlands Green Team
The first City of Burnaby Environmental Award went to聽University Highlands. Staff there formed a 鈥淕reen Team鈥 with students two years ago and began promoting 鈥渓itter-less鈥 lunches. Green Team students continue to lead the way with presentations to peers in every classroom on their latest initiative: recycling markers, plastic bags and batteries.
Burnaby Youth Sustainability Network
The Burnaby Youth Sustainability Network, or BYSN, won the second award from the City. BYSN is a student-led group. All year, the network of high school students hosted monthly workshops exploring environmental issues. They researched the impact of palm oil, and its prevalence in products and food production. They also planned and organized the bi-annual 鈥淒o It Green鈥 Conference. More than 200 Burnaby high school students attended.
Sanctioned Student Protest
In addition to those honoured with awards, many others have been active champions of the environment. With permission from the City, high school students gathered at City Hall with a megaphone, signage, and a petition calling for urgent action to combat climate change.
Posted June 2019