Student Conferences

The VSB Sustainability Conference  is led by students, for students. Its intention is to educate youth on environmental concerns, to provide tools for post-conference actions, and to establish collaborative initiatives between VSB schools and other Metro Vancouver districts. Each year the Sustainability Conference offers a great workshop selection, guest speakers, showcases school sustainability project success stories, and facilitates inter and intra-school discussions on sustainability goals and action plans.

VSB Sustainability Grants

Read the report from the 2022-2023 Sustainability Grants

Applications for the 2023-24 school year will open in September

Elementary School Sustainability Grants are available for student, teacher, or school-led sustainability projects. Grants of up to $500 are available.

Ideas for Elementary School Projects:

• Transportation costs for a field trip to a local/regional park or garden
• Class set of foul weather gear (boots, rain gear) to help facilitate outdoor learning all year round
• Items for a class food preparation kit to prepare food from the garden
• Enhanced recycling services for your school lunchroom
• Sustainability-related professional development for your staff team
• Supplies for your school garden

Secondary School Sustainability Grants are available for student-led projects which initiate or advance a sustainability-related issue in their schools. 18 grants of up to $1000 are available.

Examples of past secondary school student projects:

• School community clothing swap
• School garden improvements
• School branded reusable to-go cups and discounted fill-ups at local businesses
• Environmental awareness campaigns (i.e. meatless Mondays, eco-weeks, Go by Bike Week)
• Improvements to school recycling systems

Read the report from the 2021-2022 Sustainability Grants 

Please contact us at sustainability@vsb.bc.ca with your sustainability ideas, stories, questions, or comments.