Your Federation
Members of provincial parliament met with ETFO presidents and executive members at an informal breakfast gathering.
Environment
Letters to the Editor
Re: EcoSchools October 2009
December 10, 2009
Eco Schools: Energizing Environmental Education in Ontario
The Ontario EcoSchools program is one of the most effective programs for addressing ETFO’s priority of care and protection of the environment.
Carbon-Offsetting: Ecosystem 2000 to the Rescue
Scott Young Public School is a grade 5 to 8 school in Omemee, a community west of Peterborough. The school is the home of an award-winning environmental education program.
Representing Teachers’ Concerns (CTF Report)
As your national president, one of my roles is to speak out on issues that directly and indirectly affect educators. Here are some of them.
Your Federation
Bargaining, teacher pensions, and the October 14 federal election were the topics in the forefront at the October Representative Council meeting. Representative Council brings together local presidents and executive members three times a year. The meeting is chaired by First Vice-President Sam Hammond.
An Environmental Tale
When a former student came to me with an idea to make an impact on the environment I jumped at the chance.
Using Bottled Water? Maybe it's Time to Think Again
Bottled water is everywhere these days: we use it at home, at our professional meetings, and in our schools.
Sustainability and Environmental Education: What are the links and why are they important? (CTF Report)
We know that having a sustainable future relies on teaching today’s youth about ecological processes and our interactions with the environment. We want young people to become environmental stewards and we want such action to be grounded in sound knowledge.
Going Outside to Create Tomorrow's Engaged Citizen
Every year I take my grade 6 class to my childhood playground – not the metal monkey bars, swings, or asphalt tarmac that most children think of as a “playground” but the open fields, streams, and forests near Shelburne, Ontario where I spent countless hours exploring, climbing trees, collecting tadpoles, and building forts.