Environmental Education Ontario (EEON) is very grateful to its members, partners, supporters, and more than 450 individuals from a wide range of organizations across the province for their contribution to Greening the Way Ontario Learns: A Public Strategic Plan for Environmental and Sustainability Education. Contributors came from all regions of Ontario, from many sectors, and from all seventeen audiences served by this plan.

The input of the participants and contributors does not necessarily represent the official policy or endorsement of the plan by the organizations with which they are associated.

EEON Board of Directors

• David Arthur — Ontario Society for Environmental Education
• Rita Banach — The Green Environmental Group
• Ron Ballentine — Halton District School Board
• Alice Casselman — Association for Canadian Educational Resources
• Jane Forbes — Public Education Consultant/Writer
• Eduardo Garay — FutureWatch
• Helen Gault — Federation of Ontario Naturalists
• Tim Grant — Green Teacher Magazine
• Gord Harrison — Demeter Project
• Elise Houghton — Environmental Education Consultant/Writer
• Ruth Kuchinad — Willow Park Ecology Centre
• Carol Ray — Humber College Arboretum
• Alex Waters — Ducks Unlimited

EEON Coordinator

• Tunde Otto-Harris

Financial Supporters

Generous financial supporters have made Greening the Way OntarioLearns: A Public Strategic Plan for Environmental and Sustainability Education possible:

• Environment Canada
• The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation
• The Ontario Trillium Foundation

The following people have made important contributions to Environmental Education Ontario as advisors, supporters, administration assistants, writers, committee members, volunteers, facilitators, and more. We wish to thank them all.

EEON Supporters

• Cynthia Abel — Peel Children’s Water Festival
• Leslie Adams — University of Waterloo Masters Student
• Judy Arai — Toronto District School Board
• Ron Ballentine — Science Coordinators’ and Consultants’ Association of Ontario
• Natalie Bavington — Peel Environmental Network
• Jane Bonsteel — Federation of Ontario Naturalists
• Richard Christie — Toronto District School Board
• Cam Collyer — Evergreen Foundation
• Bob Courchêne — University of Ottawa
• Skid Crease — Husky Injection Molding
• Michael Dennison — Hopscotch Interactive Inc.
• Leo Elshof — University of Ottawa
• John Ferguson — Environment Commissioner’s Office of Ontario
• Allan Foster — Toronto Region Conservation Authority
• Carly Gaylor — McMaster University student
• Dave Green — Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
• Judy Halpern — Magic Suitcase
• Barb Imrie — Toronto District School Board
• Andrew Kerr-Wilson — Lanark District School Board
• Stan Kosior — Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario
• Joan Kott — Hamilton Wentworth District School Board
• Stan Kozak — Curriculum Advisors
• Liz Lundy — World Wildlife Fund
• Clare Magee — Seneca College
• Jim Mahon — Labour Caucus Ontario
• Alorani Martin — Toronto District School Board
• Barrie Martin — Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
• Michele Martin — Roots and Shoots
• Gale May — York Region District School Board
• Charlotte McCallum — Christian Farmers’ Federation of Ontario
• Dorothy McDougall — Toronto School of Theology
• Denis McGowan — Ontario Ministry of Education
• Barb McKean — Royal Botanical Gardens
• Nancy Randall — Curriculum Consultant
• Sandra Root — Down to Earth
• Liz Sauer — Environment Canada
• Stuart Schellenberger — Wind Earth Science Associates
• Beth Stormont — Down to Earth
• Bond Strand — Toronto District School Board
• Rochelle Strauss — Earth Rangers
• John Tersigni — Green Brick Road
• Jane Wadden — Toronto District School Board
• Dawna Wastesicoot — Ontario Forestry Association
• Dennis Wendland — Waterloo Region District School Board (retired)
• Mark Whitcombe — Toronto District School Board
• Charlotte Young — Envision-Synergy

Contributors from the following groups, organizations, agencies, institutions, ministries, boards and companies assisted EEON in the preparation of this document. We thank them all for their time and thoughtful input.

Organizations

• Adventure Daycamps
• Algoma District School Board
• Algonquin College
• Algonquin to Adirondacks Conservation Association
• Anishnabeg Outreach
• Arthur Henderson School
• Association for Canadian Educational Resources
• Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority
• Bancroft Area and Haliburton Highlands Stewardship Councils
• Barb’s Backyard
• BDO Dunwoody
• Beck Incorporated
• Black Creek Conservation Project of Toronto
• Brock University
• Bruce County Resource Stewardship Network
• Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
• Canadian Auto Workers of Canada
• Canadian Ecology Centre
• Canadian Friends of John Muir
• Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy
• Canadian Institute of Child Health Canadian Labour Congress
• Canadian Lifesaving Society
• Canadian River Guide Council
• CanadianUnion of Public Employees
• Canadians For Renewable Energy & Environmental Action (Barrie)
• Catholic Network for Women’s Equality
• Cathy’s Crawly Composters
• Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario
• Citizens’ Environmental Watch
• Clean Production Network
• Conservation Council of Ontario
• Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario
• County of Dufferin
• Courage Brook Academy Curriculum Advisors
• Delaware Nation of the Thames
• Demeter Foundation
• Development and Peace Catholic Education
• District School Board Ontario North East
• Domtar Incorporated
• Down To Earth
• Ducks Unlimited Canada
• Duffins Creek Environmental Education Centre
• Durham District School Board
• Earth Rangers
• Eco-Camp Bickell
• Educational Awareness
• Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario
• Elgin Stewardship Council
• Elliott Allen Institute for Theology & Ecology
• Elora Centre For Environmental Excellence
• English as a Second Language LINK
• Enviro Insights
• Environment Canada Ontario Region
• Environmental Commissioner’s Office of Ontario
• Environmental Connections Outdoor
• Education Programs (Brockville)
• Environmental Insights
• Envision-Synergy
• Etobicoke Outdoor Education Centre
• Everdale Environmental Learning Centre & Organic Farm
• Federation of Ontario Naturalists
• Fisheries & Oceans Canada
• Five Lights Business Group
• Friends of Charleston Lake Park
• Friends of Malcolmson Eco-Park
• Friends of Second Marsh
• Friends of Stoney Creek
• Friends of the Mad River
• FutureWatch
• Global Environment Vision Incorporated
• Grand River Conservation Authority
• Great Lakes United
• Green Group
• Green Teacher Magazine
• Grenville Land Stewardship Council Guelph Arboretum
• Halton Catholic District School Board
• Halton District School Board
• Hamilton Naturalists’ Club
• Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
• Haveman Brother's Forestry Services Ltd.
• Hopscotch Interactive Inc.
• Humber College Arboretum
• Huron Fringe Field Naturalists
• Interface Flooring Systems
• Irish Lake Conservation Club
• Jane Goodall Institute of Canada
• Kawartha Outdoor Education Center/Camp Kawartha
• Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
• Key Foundation Kingston Field Naturalists
• Kortright Centre for Conservation
• K-W YMCA Cross-Cultural and Community Services
• Labour Caucus of Ontario
• Lakehead District Board of Education
• Lakehead University Faculty of Education
• Lanark District Board of Education
• Learning for a Sustainable Future
• Leeds County Stewardship Council
• Leslie M. Frost Natural Resources Centre
• Lever Canada
• Long Point Region Conservation Authority
• Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority
• MacGregor Point Provincial Park
• Macskimming Outdoor Education Centre
• Magic Suitcase
• Mallard Group
• Mansfield Outdoor Centre
• McMaster University School of Nursing
• Mississauga Master Gardeners
• Mississippi Valley Conservation
• National Aboriginal Forestry Association
• National Farmers Union
• National Youth Roundtable
• New Canadian Engineer Program
• Niagara College Centre for Environmental Training
• Niagara College of Applied Arts Environmental Field and Laboratory Sciences
• Niagara on the Lake Environmental Education Centre
• Niagara Recycling
• Niagara Region District School Board
• Norfolk Land Stewardship Council
• North Shore Tribal Council Environment Program
• North Toronto Green Community
• Oak Ridges Trail Association
• Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre
• Ojibways of Sucker Creek
• Ontario Agri-Food
• Ontario College of Family Physicians Ontario
• Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association
• Ontario Environmental Network
• Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
• Ontario Forest Industries Association
• Ontario Forestry Association
• Ontario Horticultural Association
• Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
• Ontario Ministry of Education
• Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
• Ontario Parks Association
• Ontario Power Generation
• Ontario Public Health Association (Environmental Health Work Group)
• Ontario Science Centre
• Ontario Society for Environmental Education
• Ontario Trails Council
• Orca Equinox Adventures
• Ottawa Carleton District School Board
• Peel Children’s Water Festival
• Peel Environmental Network
• Peel Public Health
• Peninsula Field Naturalists
• People & Planet Friendly
• Permaculture Community Action Worknet
• Perth Stewardship Network
• Pollution Probe
• Queen’s University Faculty of Education
• Randall and Associates
• Recycling Development Corporation Group
• Region of Peel
• Regional Municipality of Waterloo Planning Dept.
• Regional Municipality of Waterloo Waste Management
• Richmond Hill Naturalists
• Rideau Valley Field Naturalists
• Roots & Shoots Regional Office (Ontario)
• Saint Paul University
• Sault College
• Science Coordinators’ and Consultants’ Association of Ontario
• Science North
• Scugog Shores Millennium Project
• Searchmont School Community Council
• Seneca College
• Sierra Youth Coalition
• Simcoe County District School Board
• Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions
• Somali Women & Children Network
• South Riverdale Community Health Centre
• Student Environmental Network
• Teachers of English as a Second Language of Ontario
• Thames Valley District School Board
• The Natural Step
• Toronto & Region Conservation Authority
• Toronto Cancer Prevention Coalition (Environmental and Occupational Work Group)
• Toronto District School Board
• Toronto District School Board Parents Environmental Network
• Toronto Public Health
• Toronto School of Theology
• Toronto Star
• Toronto Zoo
• Trillium Corporate Communications Inc.
• Trillium Lakelands District School Board
• Unitarian Congregation of South Peel
• University of Guelph Arboretum
• University of Guelph School of Environmental Design and Rural Development
• University of Ottawa
• University of St. Michael’s College
• University of Waterloo
• University of Western Ontario- Ecosystem Health
• University of Toronto
• Upper Canada District School Board
• Upstream!
• Villa St. Joseph Retreat Centre
• Water and Earth Science Associates
• Wellington Dufferin Guelph Health Unit
• Willow Park Ecology Centre
• Windsor & District Labour Council
• Women’s Environmental Health (Women’s College Hospital)
• Women’s Health and Environment Network
• World Wildlife Fund Canada
• Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre
• York Catholic District School Board
• York Region District School Board
• York University
• York University Youth Employment Service
• Youth Roundtable on the Environment