Le Middle School Pride participe à La Corvée du Mont-Royal

Posted on May 9, 2012 by admin

Avec le temps, on réalise que notre terre n’est pas propre. On réalise que des personnes ne s’en soucient pas. Mais le moment où cela te frappe, c’est quand tu ramasses la poubelle. Tu vois qu’il avait un temps où tout était beau et propre, mais le temps est passé et maintenant les personnes passent des heures par jour à ramasser les déchets.

Le Mont-Royal est une belle place qui est parfaite pour toutes les personnes qui veulent faire une pause. Le weekend du 6 mai, c’était la Corvée du Mont-Royal, sous le soleil, neuf élèves de LCC sont allés ramasser les déchets. Après une marche d’environ “3000 kilomètres”, nous sommes arrivés à l’endroit pour faire le travail!

Il avait du plastique, du papier et on a presque tout ramassé. Je sais que les personnes qui marchent là-bas ne verront pas, mais pendant ma prochaine visite, je pourrais dire que le chemin est beaucoup plus propre! – Emily Peotto ’15

Enviro-Man #1: Composting

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin

Even though we have compost bins all around the school, they are not very popular. Julia and I decided to make a video explaining what to compost and why. We used, as the main character, an eco-based super hero named Enviro-Man and an irresponsible teenager who has never composted.

Dans la vidéo, Enviro-man explique à Sally que le compostage aide la Terre d’une excellente façon et que c’est tout aussi facile que de mettre les choses à la poubelle. Ils font un course l’un contre l’autre pour voir qui peut composter la plupart des aliments et des articles compostables en premier.–Joseph Wiltzer ’15 and Julia Israel ’15

La brigade verte réalise un mur végétal pour le bien-être de tous!

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

La brigade verte est un club composé d’élèves du primaire dont le rôle est de contribuer à la promotion et à la qualité de l’environnement. Elle s’occupe entre autres de recyclage et de l’entretien des plantes et animaux de l’école. Cette année, un projet excitant et innovateur voit le jour: ériger un mur végétal. Il s’agit essentiellement de dresser un panneau vertical constitué de plantes vertes. Avec le soutien de la firme montréalaise Planterra, nos jeunes horticulteurs amateurs se sont vite mis à la tâche comme l’illustrent si bien les photos ci-dessous.

Ce mur «vert», en plus de son caractère esthétique certain, améliore la qualité de l’air intérieur. Non seulement il augmente l’apport d’oxygène dans une salle de classe, mais il procure également un filtre naturel contre les toxines volatiles telles que le gaz carbonique. Tout cela ne peut que favoriser la réceptivité des élèves à l’apprentissage!

D’ici la fin avril, la brigade verte espère exécuter les travaux. Si tout se passe comme prévu, elle envisage même d’étendre le projet à de plus vastes espaces. –Serge Melançon, Directeur adjoint – École primaire

Green Team: Web Seminar with Dr. David Suzuki

Posted on November 10, 2011 by admin

David Suzuki, the prestigious and award winning environmentalist, held a web seminar this past Wednesday, on November 2. Along with his co-workers, he set up a virtual classroom where elementary and secondary schools from across North America could partake. If questions were submitted in advance, different schools could ask Dr. Suzuki their personal questions themselves via video chat.

LCC did not have the chance to submit any questions, however, several members of the Green Team, along with Ms. Scattolin and myself, had the privilege of watching. Suzuki took the time to answer approximately ten different questions. I was impressed with many of the questions that were asked and with the elaborate answers that were given in return. In particular, one student asked: “How is it possible to become an environmentalist?” Concisely, Suzuki replies that anyone can really become an environmentalist, as it is not a real profession. If you have a passion for helping the environment then it is important to pursue it along side your career, but it should not be one’s principle occupation. He then said “You should follow your heart and do what makes you happy.” This statement is very encouraging and I appreciated Dr. David Suzuki’s responses a great deal. — Jacklyn Greenspoon ’13

Green Coalition: Montreal Students Exchange Environmental Ideas at LCC

Posted on November 10, 2011 by admin

The first ever Green Coalition meeting was held on October 17, 2011. Don’t let the word “coalition” fool you, this was not an activist meeting. Environment-enthusiast students from many different schools, including Royal Vale, Bialak, ECS as well as Elena Poulakis, Kelsey Wiseman, Rebecca Torralbo, Joseph Wiltzer and myself gathered in our LCC auditorium to dialogue about our deteriorating environment.

The meeting was organized by one optimistic second year Marianopolis student, Leehi Yona, whose goal was to have us all combine our ideas and come up with new ways that we can help achieve our common objective, doing all that we can before it’s too late. Getting us, as students, involved in bettering our own future is essential. She gave us ideas such as talking to our city council representative, as she has done. She also suggested some summer internships where you can raise green awareness.

The feeling in the room was indescribable. I had no idea what to expect from this conference. Would the other students be excited, shy, engaged, involved? Everyone had the same goal and we were all keen to achieve it together. Leehi was so charismatic and got us even more motivated and ready to make a change. My personal favourite part was when all the students had a chance to mingle and exchange ways that their schools contribute to helping the environment. A couple of students from Royal Vale even complemented us on our recyclable paper!

Overall, I think everyone really enjoyed the conference and would love for it to become an annual occurrence. — Sabine Hawa ’12