All GREEN Schools projects

Mrs. Kutcher’s students have decided to use their creativity and spring spirit to enhance their school’s environment and reuse all kinds of objects. they have created perfect pots out of plastic bottles, pop cans, and even soccer balls! Mackenzie and Kaylee, both members of Archbishop O’Leary Soccer Team have made these amazing pots from old soccer balls that their coaches didn’t need anymore...

Carlos and Jemi have created an original and practical wallet out of chip bags. With the guidance of Mrs Kutcher and the skills that Carlos learned in his homecountry Colombia, these two students from Archbishop O'Leary High School are encouraging everybody in the school to use their brilliant idea to help in two different ways: carry our cash and cards in a more comfortable way and reuse our...

Madison Bessette is one of Mrs. Ziarko’s best students in Fashion Design 20. She is using all her creativity and effort to transform her aunt’s old wedding dress into her Graduation Gown, which she will proudly wear in her Grad Ceremony this year. Madison’s aunt’s wedding dress had been under her grandpa’s staircase for more than 16 years, but now, with Madison’s sewing skills and her...

Fashion Design students experiment with creative ways to redesign, recycle or restore their clothes by repairing, customizing, or embellishing their previous designs. Students use these techniques to update or create something new from something old. This project is one of Ms. Ziarko's favourites, as it encourages her students to use all their imagination and creativity to make their own...

Students from Mme Nathalie's class are very involve in their green school. They have decided to recycle their apple sauce containers again this year, so other class can reuse them too. So far, more than 40 little containers have escape from the garbage cans and find a way to the Arts room, where they are very useful. Thanks kindergarden and grade 3 students !

Mme Maryse had a good idea for her grade 2/3 class. The students had to build our community from recycled materials.This project goes very well with the Social Studies curriculum and the result is amazing. Reusing and recycling is a good match for this project. 

Students from école Beau Soleil built a Christmas village made from recycled materials. The activity was a success for its first edition, and students are already talking about next year project. The parents were able to see their kid masterpiece at the Christmas concert. Well done Beau Soleil !

Each year the children from The Chartwell House create art works to sell in the town square. We ask for families involvement to bring in recycled items to help us create what we sell. For example the toddler classrooms create fabric bowls from recycled fabric, and make wind chimes from recycled tin cans. The preschool classrooms collect glass jars with lids and decorate them. And the...