Jackman Goes Platinum

Jackman’s Eco Team, a.k.a. the JETs, have been working hard to inspire teachers, students, parents and the community with our eco ideas and activities. 

When the Eco School auditor visited Jackman, she was very impressed with our comprehensive eco program. And she announced that, once again, we are a PLATINUM ECO SCHOOL! We scored an impressive 92.6 out of 100! That’s like getting an A+ on your report card.  Here’s a summary of our audit.

Jackman’s Strengths:

• Organizing a strong Eco Team, including many very enthusiastic student leaders :-)
• Promoting waste reduction at school and in the community
• Contributing to our community’s health and well-being with activities like, Walk-to-School Week and Bike-to-School Week
• Maintaining a green schoolyard and an impressive vegetable garden

Jackman’s Next Steps:

• Reducing paper consumption at school
• Ensuring proper sorting of garbage, recycling and compost
• Working together to plan eco lessons in the classroom
• Investigating environmental issues and creating change
• Learning about energy conservation with the ‘Classroom Energy Diet Challenge’
• Engaging Junior students in eco projects such as the ‘Planet in Focus’ film festival 

Way to go JETs! You are passionate leaders. You are making a difference. The school and community are better off because of you. Let’s do it again next year!