The Municipality of North Cowichan is launching its annual Environmental Education Program for 2016.
This year’s theme is recycling — why it’s important, what materials are acceptable at the curb, and what happens to materials at the recycling depot.
Each year, North Cowichan hires an environmental student to create and deliver one-hour workshops to students in kindergarten to Grade 7 in schools across the municipality.
Workshops are delivered in classrooms through May and June and are designed to align with provincial prescribed learning outcomes.
The program culminates with the annual Friends of the Environment Poster Contest, which gives students an opportunity to practice environmental stewardship, win great prizes and meet the mayor.
North Cowichan invites teachers and administrators who would like to participate in the 2016 program to send a request and any scheduling details to: envstudent@north cowichan.ca.
More information on the program is available at www.north cowichan.ca/education.