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Colonel By Secondary School Sustainability Plan
Created By:
Caroline Beddoe
Cosmos Zhao
Karen Jiang
Kartik Sharma
Lavin Kazemi
Luka Vukovic
Malindu Danthanarayana
Michael de Jesus
Mikayla Boulé
Milong Wang
Nora Moidu
Renée Whittaker
Rudi Nkem
Sahej Kaur
Samiha Hossain
Tiffany Chen
Teacher Supervisors:
Mr. Cooke
Mr. Kitay
In Partnership with:
FROGG (Friends Reaching out for a Greener Growth)
OBEC (Ottawa Biosphere Eco-City)
Revision Date: January, 2016
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Sustainability [suh-stey-nuh-bil-i-tee]
noun The quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, thereby
supporting long-term ecological balance.
What is a Biosphere Eco-City?
The Biosphere Eco-City (BEC) is an urban-centred region where people and organizations
demonstrate how to make their city more sustainable through individual initiative,
cooperation and sharing of information. Biosphere means “sphere of life” and it is the Earth’s
outer shell of land, water and atmosphere that supports all life. EcoCity is an international
movement for sustainable cities that began 25 years ago.
Colonel By’s Sustainability Plan
The creation of this plan was simple. Sixteen student leaders volunteered to learn more about
sustainable practices. After being trained on how to lead discussion groups, these leaders ran
workshops in eight classes, where junior CB students contributed their ideas about
“sustainability” issues, as well as possible solutions and implementation strategies.
Group leaders gathered these ideas, then consolidated and organized them - with the end
result being this document.
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It is intended that this plan of action be used in the school community for years to come. A
more sustainable world can be achieved by using these guidelines as inspiration for possible
project ideas, and by detailing ways to tackle them effectively. A price range and rough time
frame is also given in order to keep track of progress. It is hoped that the entire school and
larger community will become involved with this initiative and its implementation. Starting
here at Colonel By, we can aim to eliminate unsustainable practises by executing projects
which were conceived by individuals with a vested interest in our future; our own student
body!
There is no planet B. The plan that follows was created within the framework of these 10 guiding themes of
sustainability:
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Sustainability
Theme
Priority Issues Sustainability Project Time frame
Example An issue relating to the
sustainability theme
Projects to fight the priority issue:
Is it a school, community or home
project?
What is the general cost of the
project?
$ = less than 100,
$$ = 100-500,
$$$ = 500+
Suggested
amount of time
to plan and
execute the
project
Sense of Place We aren’t using our
outdoor space to the
fullest potential, the
indoor space is full
School Project: $$
Add more outdoor seating options for
lunch time during the summer months.
Create tables/chairs with recycled
material or purchase. Alternatively, BYO
camping chair (stores in your locker!)
At least a year
School Project: $$
Plant different flowers, plants and trees
to attract wildlife
A month long at
least, time
required after
for upkeep
Littering is a problem
inside and outside of the
school, especially around
lunch time
School Project: $
Set goals for recycling and keep the
school updated via announcements
3 months or
more
School Project: $
Make recycling/compost and throwing
things away in the proper bins more
fun! Things left on the floor just get put
in the garbage by custodial staff. Put
basketball hoops above garbage cans
and recycling bins?
A month
Design
Carbon dioxide
emissions need to be
reduced in our
community
School Project: $
Install a green roof to offset carbon
emissions
Years
There are large School Project: $$$ Possibly 3
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amounts of heat loss in
the school
Increase insulation and
weatherstripping to reduce heating
costs.
months
Open space outside of
school is not generally
used by the majority of
students
School Project: $$
Make use of open green space
outside; build benches or other
recreational infrastructure where
students can hang out. “Outdoor
Classroom” concept could be
embraced.
Long term
Materials in school are
not being recycled
properly
School Project: $
Create a more attractive or more
structured incentive to promote
recycling. Request ads on
CougarVision announcements
Short term
Often, students find it
more convenient to get
a ride rather than
walking to school in
the winter. However,
an incentive will
encourage them to put
in the extra effort.
School Project: $
A “Free Hot Chocolate for Walkers”
week will promote sustainability
and provide a nice little reward for
those who put in the effort to travel
sustainably.
A week event
and a month of
planning +
approval.
Energy
Heat energy is
expensive and is not
being effectively
conserved in winter
months.
School Project: $$
Painting the portables with heat
insulating paint (mural styles). Should
not result in overheating in summer
months.
Fundraising period: 1
month
Paint shipping: 0.5
month
Painting: 1 weekend
Total: 2 months max.
School Project: $
In order to reduce loss of heat energy,
the production of heat energy will be
temporarily reduced allowing for a
comfortable way to integrate a sweater
weather spirit week!
1 week
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Independent energy
procurement is
necessary in the
approach to self
sustainability.
School Project: $$$
Installing solar panels on the portables
or gym to generate electricity.
0.5 years to 1 year
School Project: $$
Installing bike generators to help
increase electric output. Because the
training bikes are not often used, newer
models might have to be purchased.
Furthermore, cycling programs such as
a cycling team could be incorporated to
motivate students to cycle more often.
1 year
Light energy is not being
used to the fullest.
School Project: $$$
Construction of windows, in the school,
the portables, or even the roof will
increase natural lighting and even
ventilation during summer and spring.
1 year minimum
School Project: $$$
Automatic Lighting Systems: These will
effectively decrease light energy being
wasted and can be installed in portables
and classrooms all around the school.
Project procedure exists as automatic
lighting systems have already been
installed in the teacher’s lounge and the
gym.
1 or less than 1 year
School Project: $$
LED lights are becoming less expensive
and can be easily installed in many
locations around the school.
2-4 months
Energy Conservation is
limited when school
devices remain plugged
in over the weekends or
holidays.
School Project: $
To save energy, all outlets such as those
in computer labs, the library,
classrooms, and even the office should
be unplugged to save energy over
weekends and holidays. This can be
executed with the help of students and
teachers at the end of the day (final 5
minutes of class).
Weekly task. A
procedural book would
need to be written to
instruct teachers which
outlets may be
unplugged (for example,
wi-fi and phone lines
will remain as they are)
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Habitat
Loss of natural
environment is common
when buildings are built
(such as schools).
School Project: $$$
Green roofs may become reality in long
term renovations which increase
rooftop support and also increase the
roof’s capabilities to control how much
rainwater is held during summer
months. If the school can support
meters of snow during winter, why
would a green roof not be possible to
consider?
Fundraising: 1 year
Renovations: 1-3 years
Soil instalment: 1 week
Plant instalment: 1
week
3+ years
(3 is extremely
optimistic)
Destruction of natural
habitat for plants and
animals as cities expand.
School Project: $
-Create a flower garden to help support
important insects (bees, butterflies,
etc.)
-Plant native species of plants
Home Project: $
-Plant flowers and other plants in your
garden at home to support a healthy
ecosystem as well as fresh produce.
School garden: over the
next year(s)
Community Project: $
-Prevent commercial development of
local lands/forests that are important
ecosystems: petitions, write letters,
even protest(!), etc.
Ongoing
Pollution of habitats and
greenspace.
School Project: $
-Do garbage clean-ups around the
school yard and surrounding
community (especially down by the
river)
Home and Community Project: $
- Get involved in garbage clean-ups in
your area
- Monitor pollution levels in local rivers,
parks, and undeveloped areas
Whenever possible
during the warmer
months
Food
Destructive farming
methods: pesticides,
monocultures,
School and Home Project: $
-Raise awareness about farming
methods and encourage students to
A few days
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emissions, lots of water
used over-farming, etc.
(global and local issue).
Thus, there we need to
support local, organic
methods.
support local, organic farmers (students
could inform their parents and
encourage the family to eat more
sustainably)
-Could be done through posters,
handouts, presentations, guest speaker,
CougarVision ads?
School Project: $$-$$$
-Talk to caf to learn where caf food
comes from and if we can partner with
them to support more sustainable
sources of food (e.g: get fresh produce
from a local produced during fall and
spring, or even just be more conscious
of where food is coming from)
Long term: figure
out over the
course of a year to
hopefully get
things ready for
the next
School and Home Project: $
-“Green” lunch days: no waste, local
food, homemade food (not processed,
no packaging → link to waste)
Could try it out
once every few
weeks. If
successful,
increase
frequency to once
a week
School Project: $$
-Have a small garden at school, with
maybe some herbs and a few hearty
plants that produce yield in spring
and/or fall (so that school can use the
produce during the school year)
Over the next few
years:
-Scout out area
this spring and
determine what
needs to be done
(build beds,
fencing, etc.)
-Fundraise
(perhaps sell
seeds/seedlings)
this year or next
- Start building /
setting up garden
by the end of this
year/beginning of
next year if
possible
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Home and Community Project: $-$$$
-Have gardens at home where you grow
your own food or join a community
garden
Anytime
School Project: $
-Grow seedlings/sell seeds to
encourage people to plant gardens at
home (to grow their own fresh food!)
A week during the
spring
Eating a healthy,
nutritious diet consisting
of fresh food
School Project: $-$$
-Talk with caf to learn the nutritional
information of the food they sell
-Take action if changes need to be made
to meet Food Guide, use fresher
ingredients (see the project about
supporting local farms), have healthier
options, and ensure that students know
what is in their food (e.g: labels, info
posters, etc)
2 years
Natural Capital Wasting energy School and Community Project: $
Turn off lights for an hour everyday
an hour a day :)
School Project: $
Stream cougar vision online
A month to
implement
Air pollution School Project: $$$
Give everyone Presto cards (to
encourage public transportation and
reduce air pollution)
Many years,
maybe by slowly
increasing the
number given
Wasting water School Project: $$$ and
Home Project: $$
Dual flush toilets to save water
A year
Mining
(metals/minerals)
School Project: $
Recycle e-waste consisting of old
electronic devices so that when new
ones are made, more materials don’t
need to be mined (some schools
have recycling campaigns where
they collect the neighbourhood’s e-
Forever
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waste, then earn money from
recyclers.)
Waste
Excess use of plastic
bottles, wrappers,
packaging.
School Project: $
Bring your own container/plate in
caf, and encourage caf to reconsider
packaging of certain foods
Flexible, can be
implemented for
any length of
time
School Project: $$
Sell/give out reusable CB water
bottles
1 month
Community Project: $
Encourage City to charge money/tax
for plastic bottles - 10 cents per
bottle bought (petitions, writing
letters…)
Months
Home Project: $
Encourage use of reusable water
bottles and buying products in bulk
(rather than individually wrapped).
Think about the excessive materials
of the products you are buying.
Whenever
Throwing out things
that can be reused and
re-purposed
Community and School Project: $
CB garage/book sale/ bazaar
1 day/weekend
event + planning
(1-2 months)
Improper recycling,
composting
School Project: Free
Milk blanket project (with Key Club),
cellphone/battery recycling
1-2 week project
Community Project: $
Encourage passing law allowing city
officials to give out fines for
improper recycling (petitions,
writing letters, emails…)
Petition city for “one side of the road”
waste collection on residential
roads, minimizing garbage truck
Months
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travel times.
School and Home Project: $
Develop a compost system at
Colonel By. Start by placing bins in
the caf where most people eat.
Also, consider using this to make our
own fertilizer by mixing organic
fertilizer and compost. This can also
be done easily at home.
1 month to start
up, then ongoing.
Home Project:
Encourage proper recycling and
composting in your home. Reuse and
recycle or compost everything that
you can.
Whenever
Health
Not enough students
are experiencing/
taking advantage of
being outside at school
School Project: $
Encourage students to go outside
when they're stressed. This can be
done through advertisements.
Whenever
During winter, it’s
hard to make the
outdoors accessible
School Project: $
Clear paths in the back to make it
easy and safer to walk outside
Encourage students to get outside to
for the benefit of getting vitamin D.
Organize a group
of students to
volunteer help
clear the path.
Reduce the spread of
germs and minimize
waste
School Project: $$
Get better hand dryers as opposed
to paper towels.
Need to
fundraise and
talk to the school
board, so maybe
a year and then
they could install
them over the
summer.
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Recreation
Too few fun,
sustainable activities
that connect our
school community to
our large outdoor
space!
School Project: $
-Winter Carnival
-Outdoor Intramurals
-Class Snow Sculpture Contest
-Student-Run Skating Rink
-Winter Dodgeball
-Nap Club ;)
Depends, talk to
admin, a few
weeks-months.
Unsustainable
Amounts of Waste at
School Events
School Project: $
BYO tupperware/water bottles to
events for food and drink (e.g. Relay For
Life, BHM Showcase, Fall Fiesta, coffee
house, etc.)
Easy, takes at
most 2-3 weeks
to advertise that
it’s happening.
Summary of Implementation Ideas and Fundraising Ideas
● Instagram/Twitter/Social Media Accounts and Hashtags to Promote/Spread Ideas
● Cougar Vision for Advertisements of events and initiatives
● Literless bake Sales
● Lotteries
● Hot Chocolate Sales / Fair Trade coffee sales
● A sustainable Valentine’s Day (less paper, wrappers etc.)
● The selling of cheap (and temporary) water bottles made of ice
● Put up info poster about food/farming, or talk to classes
● Green lunches every few weeks or so (waste free)
● In spring, germinate seeds and grow seedlings (over a few weeks - months)
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Student Testimonials
“Being a part of the creation of Colonel By's first sustainability plan was a tremendous pleasure
and amazing experience. I worked with incredible people in creating this plan and learned a lot about
sustainability, the biosphere and the environment in general. As a school, Colonel By came up with
several ideas and actions that can be implemented as a community, school or at home in order to
maintain a sustainable community and city. The creation of this sustainability plan is a great step
towards making Colonel By a more eco-friendly and sustainable school and I am excited to implement
many of the ideas we have came up with as a group over the following years. It was a pleasure to be a
part of this initiative and I am eager to see how else we can improve our planet.”
- Karen Jiang, gr. 11
“Although Colonel By is home to a countless number of clubs, joining FROGG and creating our
sustainability plan really was a unique experience. I feel that the impact we made, and continue to
make, on the school and community is both significant and real. Being able to work with such a
wonderful group of people did not just teach me leadership and teamwork, but also the importance of
protecting our environment, both on a global and individual level. Knowing this plan will allow our
school to continually develop as an eco-friendly community, I look forward for the years to come.”
- Milong Wang, gr. 12
“Colonel By is my home away from home. It is a place of learning and being able to partake in
new activities. By being a part of FROGG and having the opportunity to create our very own
Sustainability Plan, I finally feel like I’m giving back to a school that provides so much for me. My
school is on its way to becoming a sustainable and eco-friendly environment with the ideas from both
students who have been here for a long time and students who have just stepped through our doors. I
am so proud and thankful for all my peers, teachers/supervisors and members of Ottawa Biosphere
Eco-City Initiative for giving us the opportunity to kickstart a better, greener Colonel By Secondary
School.”
- Tiffany Chen, gr. 11
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Special thanks go out to the following organizations for their help in the creation of this plan:
OBEC (Ottawa Biosphere Eco-City) and its outstanding group of volunteer members,
SYC (Sustainable Youth Canada) for its support on student involvement, and
The City of Ottawa for its generous funding, allowing for training of our student leaders.