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Making school more eco-friendly

By Juyeon Baik and Karen Ma | 00:01 UTC+8 April 25, 2017 | Print Edition

IT’S not new, but it’s not old either. Millennials have been endlessly warned by older generations of the environmental disasters they stand to inherit. Sadly, younger generations have grown up seeing these human-instigated environmental issues as the norm. Acutely aware of the horrifying nature of these current issues, Concordia students have taken action to make their school more eco-friendly.

High school students explore sustainable solutions to global issues effecting the planet in classes such as AP Environmental Science and Applied Global Development and Public Health. That exploration spills over into co-curricular clubs as well, including the student-led Environmental Committee which takes on issues ranging from energy efficiency to animal welfare, publicly informing students about paramount environmental topics.

Around the school, the club has posted reminders to turn off lights, to print double sided and to use only one paper towel after hand washing. These signs remind the school community of the small steps we can take to benefit the environment and show how our carbon footprint can be reduced through simple daily actions.

Students do not stop at raising awareness; we encourage others to actively participate.

The Environmental Committee hosts a yearly competition between high school grade levels with the grade that collects the most scrap paper in a week being named the winner.

Concordia’s Global Issues Network is another club that focuses on various environmental issues as well as human rights and animal welfare.

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