Turn it Off, Turn it Off!

Welcome back.  I hope that you had some quality time with your family this March Break.  My family and I enjoyed our time together. 

This Friday afternoon, we are turning out the lights for an hour!  The World Wildlife Federation (WWF) launched an unprecedented campaign in Sydney, Australia in 2007 encouraging all citizens to turn off all non-essential lights for one hour.  When over 2 million people participated WWF decided to take the campaign world-wide.

Simcoe County District School Board has participated in this event for the past three years, and continues to see improvements and long-lasting effects from this event.  Earth Hour is a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to environmental education. Not just by turning off the lights, but by turning on young minds.  We use Earth Hour as a learning opportunity, and a school project that will count to our EARTH SCHOOL 2 status (2000 environmental projects).  Our school goal is to reach this status by EARTH DAY in April.

This year’s Earth Hour lands on March 26^th for the world, how can you make a difference at your house?  Good luck!