ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP & SUSTAINABILITY

The Board is committed to building a culture of environmental learning and sustainability, including recognition of traditional Indigenous ways of knowing and being.  It aims to demonstrate its responsibility as a caring leader in environmental stewardship.

The Board is committed to reducing the local and global impact of district activities to a practical minimum through actions based on an increased awareness of human caused environmental impact.

The Board expects that efforts are made to reduce, where practicable, the district’s consumption of resources including energy in order to reduce the district’s carbon footprint.  It expects that consideration of the environmental impact will occur when planning operational and educational programs or initiatives in the district. 

Guiding Principles

1. The Board believes that students must be active in building a society that is socially responsible and environmentally sustainable.
2. The Board supports educational programs and initiatives that build awareness and understanding of conservation and environmental stewardship.
3. The Board expects that district operational decisions will be made in ways that promote energy and resource sustainability.
4. The Board will receive an annual report on sustainability measures and initiatives designed to reduce the district’s carbon footprint, as well as their outcomes.
5. The Board will comply with all applicable legislation, regulations and codes of practice and, where practicable, exceed those requirements.