Environmental Education at Robert College, and the RC Environmental Movement (RCEM): Introduction

At Robert College, we are dedicated to providing an education that does not cost the planet.  It is our goal to create a campus that strives toward Zero Waste, be Energy Neutral, and a showplace of Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability.

Engaging with citizens of all demographics to:

• Think critically, ethically, and creatively when evaluating environmental issues;
• Make educated judgments about those environmental issues;
• Develop skills and a commitment to act independently and collectively to sustain and enhance the environment; and,
• Enhance their appreciation of the environment, resulting in positive environmental behavioural change (Bamberg & Moeser, 2007; Wals et al., 2014).

Environmental Education has four parts:  

• Conveying information
• Building understanding
• Improving skills, and
• Enabling sustainable actions

1. Beekeeping - Developing a sustainable program for a vigorous apiculture on the RC campus.

2. Biodiversity - Identifying and cataloging all species on the RC campus.

3. Climate Activism - Learning about effective actions to change societal complacency.

4. Food - Working with the cafeteria, parents, students and staff to bring a more organic diet to RC.

5. Gardens - Student-led design and construction of wildflower gardens.

6. Upcycling - Learning to reuse materials to create new products.

7. Wildfires - Finding causes and ways to reduce and track wildfires.

8. Zero Waste - Working to make RC campus eliminate waste through composting and education.