A.P.E. Fund Save the ocean from plastic pollution: Our grade 3 class will be planning ways to both reduce plastic use in our classroom and school community. Along with finding creating ways that plastic can be reused in purposeful ways. Winnipeg, Manitoba Our grade 3 class discovered that there are many different ways to help protect our oceans. We decided to choose to focus on one area that can be purposefully done in our own class and school community, which is specific plans to encourage less plastic and purposefully reuse plastic. Where Winnipeg, Manitoba Areas of Impact Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment) Resources Our Resource section includes things like our Climate Change Curriculum Guide and our Biodiversity Guide. These can be helpful tools for any project! Discover Resources Explore Projects Biodiversity Loss (Animals) Climate Change (Environment) Climate Change (Environment) Planting for Future Generations With help from the A.P.E. project in 2022, One Billion Trees Foundation was able to plant 15 trees through the Planting for Future Generations “Okanagan Tree Planting Initiative”. Our focus this 2023 spring and summer will be holding a tree planting workshop for the local youth. View project Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People) Establishing a Land-Based Indigenous Ecology teaching and learning project in the Orchard Garden The Orchard Garden Land-Based Indigenous Ecology Lab will create a culturally-appropriate place for Indigenous knowledge keepers to teach UBC students via hands-on experience of traditional land stewardship, building food systems sustainability and resilience through nature-based climate solutions. View project Biodiversity Loss (Animals) Lord Selkirk Green Thumbs Students in room 27 and room 15 will collaborate together to recognize that trees were being lost due to Dutch Elm disease. This will give students an appreciation of nature and the trees will give shade for an outdoor classroom space. Students can learn about the life cycle of the trees and plants. View project
