This blog was contributed by Milliken Mills students Shamar Brown and Thuvarakan Jeyasanthan. These students were inspired by the Changing Currents program to take action in protecting their local environments.

Happy Geography Awareness Week! As an Education Consultant with EcoSpark, I deliver workshops to teachers and students about how to build sustainable communities. As a former teacher and someone who is passionate about protecting our environment, I really enjoy speaking about how we can build our communities to help protect green spaces, reduce climate change, and accommodate a growing population.

Outdoor Classroom Day is a global campaign that encourages the integration of outdoor learning and play. Every year, schools around the world take part in outdoor lessons and prioritizing outdoor play.

In celebration of Science Literacy Week (#SciLit17), we’re organizing a Sparking Science Through Mentorship Conference on Thursday, September 21!

Happy World Water Monitoring Day! World Water Monitoring Day takes place each year on September 18. Every year, the World Water Monitoring Challenge, now known as the EarthEcho Water Challenge, seeks to build public awareness and encourage involvement in protecting water resources.

Ontario is home to seven different species of turtle, all of which are species at risk. Click to find out what “species at risk” means!

EcoSpark’s flagship river study program, Changing Currents, does a fantastic job of bringing students into their local waterways through citizen science. Many of our schools visit and monitor the same sites every year for water quality and develop a connection to the nature there.