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July 2011

Backyard Biodiversity at Mount Pleasant Elementary School

By |2017-07-13T17:43:56-04:00July 26th, 2011|Connecting To Nature, Education, Community and Leadership|

Hands on Eco-learning, school-wide collaboration and creative expression all wrapped into one fun project! This past month, the children of Mount Pleasant Elementary School participated in a unique and interactive learning project lead by Christopher Buddle, a professor at McGill University, who works in the field of Biodiversity Science and is a parent of three children at the school. This “Backyard Biodiversity” project was part of the school’s Earth Day celebrations and its Green Team program, which promotes environmental literacy and leadership. According to Buddle, “The project’s aim was to help define the concept in an accessible manner, and illustrate why biodiversity is important to all of us, and to the well-being of the planet”. The project started with a presentation from Buddle, which included a beautiful and gripping photographic journey about biodiversity, from the rainforests of Panama to the high Arctic tundra. The students marveled as they watched the diversity of life presented on the screen. Buddle explained to the kids why biodiversity is so important. “It gives us food. It helps [...]

April 2011

Awakening Festival Commemorates 20th Anniversary of Historic Pesticide Ban

By |2017-07-13T17:43:56-04:00April 20th, 2011|Events and Programs|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Designing Transformation is proud to announce it will be hosting the first international Awakening Festival, in Hudson, Quebec, on June 18, 2011. This first-of-its-kind event, with speakers from across the United States and Canada, will focus on holistic human and planetary health, with a special emphasis on ways to make positive impacts in local communities. […]

December 2010

Helping Small Business Go Green

By |2017-07-13T17:43:58-04:00December 8th, 2010|Career and Business, Connecting To Nature|

Most small and medium-sized business owners indicate an interest in improving their environmental practices but many do not have the knowledge or resources to begin the process. While there might be a will to become a better steward of the environment, there is a common misperception that it takes substantial green to become green. In fact, businesses can significantly save money by reducing their energy consumption.

September 2010

Transforming Design

By |2017-07-13T17:43:59-04:00September 2nd, 2010|Education, Community and Leadership, Guest Blogggers & Interviews|

Artists and designers are creatively using others’ castoffs in this economy to create chic, reusable and recycled works of art, including bridal gowns. Transforming dresses, paintings, furniture, homes, trash, or all manner of items into something new, something creative, something else is similar to our own growth and changes in life—using the raw material of our experiences to make new ones is what we do.

March 2010

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