KES Environmental Council sets out to Achieve EcoSchool Status

As Council Head of the KES Environmental Council, I'm excited to share the initiatives we have begun to tackle for the 2024-25 school year! Alongside our advisor, Ms. Vanessa Wade, we have started working on becoming an accredited EcoSchool, the process of which involves extensive audits and requires our school to meet various criteria in environmental sustainability. The first step for this was developing an EcoCode, which serves as our mission statement and guides the Environmental Council’s work toward achieving the EcoSchool certification.

I'm thrilled to share with you our KES EcoCode, which was developed in consultation with KES staff, students, and of course, members of our Environmental Council.

As an EcoSchool, we strive to further the education of our community on environmental issues while reducing our own environmental impact in all facets of our organization.

In the months ahead, our council will be focusing on projects that align with the requirements for the EcoSchool certification, including raising awareness, completing various audits, and reducing the School's footprint. We're excited to work toward these goals and finish strong!

If you’d like more information on what it means to be an EcoSchool, please check out the EcoSchools website here.

And, if you’re a student interested in joining our Environmental Council, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me!