All GREEN Schools projects

Archbishop O'Leary High School

Archbishop O'Leary High School's students learned about biodiversity and its characteristics with the guidance of their Assistant Principal, Mr. Duncan Buchanan. But this was no ordinary class, the students also brought that biodiversity to the classrooms! They created their own tropical rainforest ecosystem: some soil, gravel, moss, tiny tropical plants, small bamboo sticks, and a...

Archbishop O'Leary High School - Edmonton

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Archbishop O'Leary High School

The Greeen Team at Archbishop O'Leary High School organized the Clean the Air, Green our Classrooms Project. Two students from the Green Team brought one air purifier plant in each classroom in the school. These plants are even more effective than any humidifier machine in keeping the indoor air clean and free of toxics. They give great benefits to all of those with respiratory problems,...

Archbishop O'Leary High School - Edmonton

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Archbishop O'Leary High School

Using a total of 25 hockey sticks, 2 goalie sticks and 1 large board of 1/2 inch plywood Michael Di Lullo, a grade 12 student from Archbishop O'Leary High School, built this amazing Adirondack deck chair. Mr. Krukowski, his Construction teacher, helped this witty and ingenious student to make his project come true!

Archbishop O'Leary High School - Edmonton

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Archbishop O'Leary High School

Archbishop O'Leary Green Team and the Braided Journeys Program offered a special presentation on Medicinal Plants. Aboriginal Biology Instructor Darrell Langevin was our guest presenter on this topic. He shared his traditional and scientific knowledge of medicinal plants found locally. The students were able to make their own medicinal herbal tea with the plants that Mr. Langevin brought...

Archbishop O'Leary High School - Edmonton

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Archbishop O'Leary High School

A group of members of the Green Team at Archbishop O'Leary High School participated in the creation of information labels for the air-purifier plants that the school has acquired as part of their plan to ensure the air quality and to prevent respiratory illnesses in the school. A group of Art and Green Team students, coordinated by Ms. Mac Cormac and Ms. Alamo Santos, put their creativity...

Archbishop O'Leary High School - Edmonton

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Archbishop O'Leary High School

What is the one resource scientists are calling the most important resource that will be needed for rebuilding after a Doomsday event? Seeds. In this session, Ms. Sirman and her students explored the ten most probably causes of doomsday, and the one element that will allow humanity to withstand it, no matter the cause: biodiversity. They looked at the Global Seed Vault in Norway and the...

Archbishop O'Leary High School - Edmonton

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Archbishop O'Leary High School

Mr. Krukowski and his Construction students, at Archbishop O’Leary High School, have shown once again their skills at restoring wooden furniture. This time it was a beautiful bench that would be used by Mrs. Quinn-Roberton. With team work and great ideas the whole school wins!

Archbishop O'Leary High School - Edmonton

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Over the spring and summer, the school constructued a school raised bed garden. 

Phoenix Education Foundation - Calgary

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Over the spring and summer, the school constructued a school raised bed garden. 

Phoenix Education Foundation - Calgary

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Caring for School Gardens - Andrey Iwaszko

At 7:30 in the morning, Mr. Iwaszko, Head Custodian at Archbishop O’Leary High School, had everything ready for a group of Grade 11 and Grade 12 students willing to help him to water the plants in the schoolyard and taking care of its green spaces. The students learned basic skills to take care of the flowers during the spring season and to improve the health of the different kinds of bushes...

Archbishop O'Leary High School - Edmonton

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Funders and Sponsors

  • RBC Foundation
  • The Calgary Foundation
  • Kamp Kiwanis
  • Cenovus Energy
  • Alliance Pipeline
  • TD Friends of the Enivornment Foundation
  • Rife Resources Ltd