Environmental Leadership Program - Colonel By Secondary School

Environmental Leadership Program: Overview

The Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) is designed to develop knowledge and skills that will train students for leadership in society as well as prepare them for a future in a wide variety of environmental fields. Building upon the skills learned in Outdoor Education (PAD3O) and the background of environmental issues learned in Environment and Resource Management (CGR4M), ELP will develop skills of observation, data collection and scientific analysis through experiential, hands-on learning as a means to examine the interrelationships between science, the environment, and global citizenship. Beyond field work techniques, students will also demonstrate an understanding of the intricacies of communicating the critical messages of their discoveries, developing skills for media, journalistic and formal academic responses. Environmental literacy will be fostered in order to better understand the moral and ethical challenges that face our local community and the world at large.

Through participation in Colonel By's Environmental Leadership Program students will be participating in environmental initiatives within the school community and will partner with local organisations in order to fulfill the students' Ministry of Education OSSD requirement of 40 hours of community service.

Students in the Environmental Leadership Program will have the exclusive opportunity of participating in Canada World Youth's Global Learner Program. The ELP will also provide a structured and supported educational program which addresses the criteria of the prestigious Silver and Gold levels of the Duke of Edinburgh Award for leadership.