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Do you know an emerging environmental leader? All across Canada, from St. John's to Tofino, high school students are stepping forward to help the environment. Through their committed involvement in volunteer and extracurricular activities they are having a positive impact on both their local communities and our country as a whole. Toyota Canada Inc. and Earth Day Canada take pride in acknowledging the valuable work of these students and rewarding their efforts as they move on to post-secondary studies. The Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program is once again offering 15 scholarships of $5000 each to high school students who are entering their first year of college or university. One exceptional student, chosen from the 15 regional scholarship winners, will also be presented with the Toyota Earth Day Scholarship National Award and a Panasonic notebook computer at the National Award Ceremony. To date, $350,000 has helped 70 exceptional young Canadians to achieve their academic goals. We know that environmental science students are not the only people who want to make a difference for the environment. That's why we encourage applications from environmentally active students from all walks of life, regardless of their preferred program of study. Past scholarship recipients have entered various academic fields, including engineering, fine arts, medicine, and political science. Young people all over the country are busy making a huge difference now, but they are also emerging as the environmental leaders of tomorrow. If you know a student from your local community whose passion for the environment is expressed through dedication and hard work in extracurricular activities and volunteer initiatives, they may qualify for a Toyota Earth Day Scholarship. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2008.
Bringing Climate Change into the Classroom -- Resources for Teachers The Government of Canada has just produced lesson plans that can be used with the Natural Resources Canada Climate Change poster series. Full details are available at oee.nrcan.gc.ca/calendarclub/lessons. For the Yukon and NWT, lesson plans for the Taking the Chill Off: Climate Change in the Yukon and Northwest Territories poster have been prepared. For Nunavut, lesson plans have been prepared for the Degrees of Variation: Climate Change in Nunavut poster. Copies of all seven regional posters (Nunavut, Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Prairie Provinces, Yukon/NWT) can be ordered through:
Climate Change Impacts & Adaptation Directorate
To order by phone: 1 (800) O Canada (1 (800) 622-6232) Re-Energy.ca -- Teacher Resources Teachers have an important role in shaping the next generation of decision makers. The Pembina Institute has created new education resources to help support this role. We've made these resources easy to find on our new teacher materials page. Teachers can access a renewable energy unit plan, specific lesson plans, a sustainable transportation backgrounder and lesson plan, and solar car and solar oven posters. Also unique to this education resource is the new curriculum correlations that will assist teachers in aligning renewable energy with their science curriculum requirements. The materials provide teachers with everything they need to teach about renewable energy in the classroom. The lesson plans also incorporate the renewable energy models. Green Learning Greenlearning.ca is a new online education tool. The Pembina Institute is taking a new approach to environmental education. We start with the curriculum and design a complete unit of study that is infused with green learning. As a teacher you don't have to adapt the resource to fit into the curriculum - we've already done it for you. This education tool is designed to meet provincial curriculum and provide teachers with everything they need, including templates for student assessment. This unique approach will broaden the reach of our environmental education materials to all teachers, not just those interested in the environment. The program ensures long-term student engagement by covering multiple grades and subjects. The program also engages students in conservation activities that will save their schools energy, money and reduce emissions. Greenlearning.ca is already active in Alberta, and there are plans to extend it into British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. 
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2008 Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program
