Each year, Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) schools participate in the EcoSchools Canada certification program, a national environmental certification program that helps schools take climate action, build environmental literacy, and celebrate sustainability efforts happening in classrooms and across the school community.
Students and staff commit to a variety of environmental learning and actions under themes of food, waste, water, energy, transport, biodiversity, climate change, outdoor learning, Indigenous ways of knowing, and health and well-being, and through these activities, accumulate points towards certification.
For the 2025-26 school year, 100 SCDSB schools participated in the EcoSchools certification program, up from 63 in 2024-25. Overall, 15 schools achieved platinum status, along with 37 gold, nine silver, 12 bronze, and 27 participants, as a result of environmental actions, campaigns, and projects they completed this year.
The EcoSchools program brings meaningful benefits to every school: it promotes student leadership, strengthens curriculum connections through real world environmental learning, highlights and celebrates existing initiatives, and builds a strong sense of community pride and commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship. The EcoSchools platform aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, supporting the principles of the SCDSB Sustainability Policy.
This initiative links directly to the SCDSB Strategic Priorities in the areas of Well-being and Community.
