CELEBRATE WINTER
Winter is a magical time to be outside! Here are some ideas to inspire your students to get outside this winter:
- Carnival - Quebec City knows how to celebrate winter! Have a Carnival in your school yard. This site has a a Teacher's Corner with some activities and ideas.
- Iditarod sled dog race in Alaska has a section for teachers with resources and ways to follow the race.
- Ice and snow can be a beautiful medium for art.
- There are winter festivals throughout Alberta, here is a listing of just a few.
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Connecting Active Living and Air Quality
The Air Aware Program features multi-media presentations by Champion athletes who address themes related to air quality, asthma, a nd active living using personal stories.
This national curriculum connected program aims to educate youth (grades 6-12) and adult audiences about the importance of adopting practices which enhance both personal and environmental health. It is part of the Clean Air Champions Program.
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Youth Environmental Stewardship (YES) Grant
This grant is for youth between the ages of 16-26 who have an idea for a projects that will have a lasting positive change in the community. Up to $5000 is available.
Deadline is JANUARY 31.
This is an Alberta Ecotrust grant program supported by Alberta Environment and TransAlta.
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EarthDay Canada - Hometown Heroes Award Program
This national program recognizes and celebrates environmental leaders, whether an individual, group or organization.
Heroic candidates can win either the Individual Hometown Heroes Award, with a $10000 cash prize ($5000 to keep and $5000 to donate to the environmental cause of their choice), the the Group Hometown Heroes Award, with a $10000 cash prize to support their work.
Deadline is FEBRUARY 28.
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Emerald Awards
For 20 years, the Alberta Emerald Foundation has been rec ognizing and celebrating environmental initiatives undertaken by large and small corporations, individuals, not-for-profits associations, community groups and governments.
Deadline is FEBRUARY 25.
Past recipients in the school/classroom category include:- Westglen School
- David Thomson High School
- St. Jerome School
- Riverdale School
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Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program
This $5 000 entrance scholarship encourages and rewards  graduating high school students who have distinguished themselves through environmental community service, extracurricular and volunteer activities and academic excellence.
Deadline is JANUARY 31.
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