Gen Green 2021

The Generation Green 2021 Journey

Climate change has increased levels of uncertainty about our future. As its impacts intensify over time, one thing has become certain: We will leave the Earth to today’s children and young people, and to future generations. Generation Green is ready to embrace our role and responsibility to the earth and to do what we can to ensure it’s healthy future. This year Generation Green was funded by the Halton District School Board.

Here are some highlights:

Over 596 HDSB students were part of the Generation Green 2021 this year
55 Youth Stakeholders were designing, supporting, researching, interviewing and facilitating the initiative including a week-long spring break program.
124 projects were completed over 6 weeks, with over 160 students engaged in these projects
Over 5,000 volunteer hours given out
28 professional judges including HDSB Trustees, Administrators, Teachers, Sheridan College, Dillon Consulting, HEN Board Members, and community members. Dillon Consulting offered a bursary award to the top projects.

Individually every Generation Green HDSB student has shown great achievement and are working hard to reduce GHG in our community. It is our collective action, all of us working together, that makes a big difference!

Here are the success stories from Generation Green 2020-2021

Take a simple action you do everyday and see if you can make small changes or big changes to reduce your carbon impact. Would you eat less meat, bike more or adjust your thermostat to conserve energy in your home? These are the types of actions HDSB students took when completing their projects.

Every project reduced greenhouse gas emissions in their own way or another, and in Generation Green 2021 reduced a total 23,912.02 kilograms of CO2 equivalents were reduced, that is

23.9 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents!

We hope that you feel inspired to take climate action and learn from all of the Generation Green projects, as we work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve a low-carbon, climate-resilient community

Special Thanks to the Halton District School Board

Generation Green would not have been possible without the generous support of the Halton District School Board (HDSB).

We would like to thank the HDSB for their continuous commitment to climate action, climate education and all Generation Green initiatives. We thank the entire HDSB team of Teachers, Trustees, Superintendents, Student Senate, Student trustees, and all HDSB students, and HDSB staff for their contributions and commitment to both climate action and to Generation Green.

The HDSB is the first school board in Canada to declare a Climate Emergency. The Declaration aims to inspire students, families and staff to take collective action to combat climate change. The Declaration firmly demonstrates the commitment of the HDSB to climate action, read more about the HDSB Climate Declaration here.

We thank the HDSB for providing an opportunity for students to learn how to become climate leaders. We are grateful to work together to inspire the generation of tomorrow and create a more sustainable future.

Generation Green 2021 Award Winners

Honourable Mentions

All Generation Green Projects

We want to thank all of YOU, the HDSB students, for your commitment to climate action in your communities. All of you have done such amazing work so far on making our community sustainable and progressive.

Individually all HDSB students have shown great achievement and are working hard to reduce GHG in our community. It is our collective action, all of us working together, that makes a big difference! Small actions in our everyday lives can have a huge impact. And remember, no number is too small.

As young people, we have a deeper understanding that our world is changing, but I know from working with Halton Youth that we are capable of making great changes.

Gen Green 2021

The Generation Green 2021 Journey

Here are the success stories from Generation Green 2020-2021

23.9 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents!

Special Thanks to the Halton District School Board

Generation Green 2021 Award Winners

Honourable Mentions

All Generation Green Projects

We want to thank all of YOU, the HDSB students, for your commitment to climate action in your communities. All of you have done such amazing work so far on making our community sustainable and progressive.

Individually all HDSB students have shown great achievement and are working hard to reduce GHG in our community. It is our collective action, all of us working together, that makes a big difference! Small actions in our everyday lives can have a huge impact. And remember, no number is too small.

As young people, we have a deeper understanding that our world is changing, but I know from working with Halton Youth that we are capable of making great changes.

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Taking Action

Climate Change is Real

The Soap Story

Switching off lights during break times at schoo

Waste Reduction Project

Biking to the Grocery Store

Impacting from Home

Enriched Electronics

Sine Ova et Caseus

Three Ways to Environmental Progress

Living Greener!

Emma’s Vegan Voyage: Reducing GHG Emissions

Reducing GHG Emission

Methane, Ethane, Propane, Butane

How much gas can I save?

Measuring GHG emissions from food consumption

Composting Waste to Reduce GHG

Meat Consumption Reduction

GenGreen Project 2021-Lucy

Tired Tires

GHG Community Initiative - Calculating GHG Emitted From Vehicles

Home Energy Savings

At Home Energy Savings

Collective PPE Clean Up

Reducing Meat Consumption

Reduction of waste dumping; water, electricity, gas usage

The Transportation Trade

Home, Sweet Green Home

Lights at night

Days of Conservation

Lights Off For A Greener Future

Carpooling to save GHG emissions

Bag collection and building

The Ultimate Ominous Birds

GenGreen Project

Transportation and Electricity GHG Emissions Project

Green anatomy’s Clothing Drive

Winner winner, chicken dinner!

Green Gobbling!

Decreasing greenhouse gas emissions at home

Household Water Reduction Project

Green House Gas Reduction Intiative

Generation Green Project - Eshal

Generation Green GHG Reduction Project

Home Electricity Reduction - Logan

Home Electricity Reduction - Logan

Saver of Energy

Eco-Friendly Living