St. Leonard Environment Club

07/31/2026

07/30/2026

07/16/2026

Well done St. Leonard Elementary School! We are certified gold by EcoSchools Canada for the 6th year in a row. Thank you for all your participation in our environmental initiatives. We couldn't have done this without everyone's hard work 🌎

06/21/2026

06/07/2026

A huge thank you to the Canadian Wildlife Federation / Fédération canadienne de la faune for gifting the St. Leonard Environment Club 40 pollinator plants to plant in our school gardens. Pollinator plants are vital because they provide essential food and habitat for bees, butterflies and other wildlife. By sustaining these pollinators, these plants directly enable the reproduction of over 80% of the world's flowering plants and are responsible for producing one out of every three bites of food we eat.

05/26/2026

05/26/2026

Here’s a quick update on the OCSB Battery Recycling Challenge standings:

St. Leonard is currently in the lead with 12 buckets of batteries, with St. Bernadette close behind at 10 buckets. In third place is St. Theresa with 6 buckets.

The contest closes on Friday, June 12. Keep up the great work everyone!

04/25/2026

St. Leonard Elementary School in Manotick, Ontario has been a certified Gold school by Ecoschools Canada the last 4 years in a row. This year we are aiming to make it 5. From our battery recycling initiative to the use of green bins and light monitoring to tree planting and building and maintaining homes for pollinators and birds, we are dedicated to helping make the world a greener place.

04/23/2026

Do you like turtles? Of course you do.

From April 24 to 27, help contribute to the City Nature Challenge. All you need to do is go outside, find some nature and submit your photos of turtles, birds, mushrooms and more to the iNaturalist app.

Learn more about the City Nature Challenge and how to participate: https://bit.ly/4ciFEh0

04/23/2026

This Earth Month, we want to shine a spotlight on something truly special happening across our schools. 🌱

When a province-wide battery recycling program was discontinued, students at St. Leonard School refused to let the momentum stop. The St. Leonard Environment Club stepped up and launched the OCSB Battery Recycling Challenge, inviting elementary schools to compete to collect the most batteries and keep them out of our landfills.

Today, 15 schools are participating, new schools are joining every few weeks, and students are tracking the leaderboard with excitement and pride. These young people are not just learning about environmental management. They are living it.

Read the full story on our website and share it with someone who needs a little inspiration today. 💚♻️