School FAQs

What is the school program all about?

Join together with other schools across the country to celebrate Earth Week or World Environment Week in raising environmental awareness!

• Engage students in creating innovative environmental solutions
• A tree for every school
• Raise funds for your school’s environmental project
• Help local environmental organizations
• Participate in a healthy, fun, outdoor activity!

What is Earth Run School Day?

• Students in schools all across Canada join together in their own Earth Run School Day events during Earth Week in April or World Environment Week in June.
• Students LEARN about environmental issues, CREATE innovative solutions for their school and TAKE ACTION for a healthy world.
• Fundraising is optional, but if chosen, the Foundation’s online software does all the work. 50% of the school’s funds raised go to the school-based environmental project and the remaining 50% is donated to an environmental organization’s project.

What does the Earth Run Foundation provide?

• An “Organizer’s Kit” with event set up information and promotional materials. For example: Dr. Suzuki’s promotion CD, race banners and sign templates, volunteer T-shirts, and green shoelaces for promotion (limited quantities).
• A small tree.
• An Earth Run Foundation webpage to promote each school.
• Your school-based program featured on an Earth Run Foundation webpage where schools can share their innovative environmental projects with other students and schools.
• Handling of all donations and tax receipts electronically.  A donation report and cheque will be sent to each fundraising school.
• Earth Run Foundation volunteers to support the teachers and students during the Earth Run School Day event.

What does your school need to provide?

• Great ideas for a “green” Earth Run event.
• Student leadership volunteers.
• A school-based environmental project with the funds raised by the school’s event.
• Help to plant the school tree.
• Photos/video to Earth Run Foundation of the event and school-based environmental project.

What is the 2012 Li’l Tree Hugger theme all about?

Students participating in an EarthRUN

In 2012, the Earth Run School Program is celebrating forests! Our programs will focus on the benefits of having healthy forests and the issues these wild spaces face. Students will be challenged to come up with solutions for preserving our forests and other natural resources.

Each school will receive a tree to truly bring this message home to students.  They will have opportunities for hands-on action as they plant the tree, care for it, and watch it grow.