LATEST NEWS
April 2010 -Reynolds wins $1000 in the BC Green Games for their work reclaiming the front of the school... “The Mighty Oak”
April 2011 -For the third year running Reynolds won $1000 in the BC Green Games...this time for their work developing L.U.N.C.H. (Locally United for Nutrition and Courtyard Harvest)—The school has partnered with Madrona and Healing Farms and plans to use items from its own courtyard to offer a salad bar lunch at the school next year.
October 2010 - New sponsorship from Conservation Public Assistance Fund
October 2010 - New photos uploaded to gallery.
June 2010 - A Youth Core Spark Grant of $2000 was obtained through LifeCylces for the courtyard project.
February 2010 - Times Colonist - School Grows Greener Graduates
Canadian Schools Counsellor
June 2009- The Public Conservation Assistance Fund (PCAF) has awarded The Reynolds Green Spaces Project $8,856.50 !!
Check out the Photo Gallery for photos of the latest building and planting!!!
Check Sponsor page for new letter of support and Media page for the latest press !!
This is the way a school garden grows..................
The Reynolds Greenspaces Project has been awarded $ 16,435 under a Trees for Tomorrow grant to cover tree and plant requirements for the project !!!
Green Games RESULTS !! Reynolds has won 2- $2000.00 prizes and a $66,000 fully installed solar panel installation on the roof the school !!
RGSP awarded $950.00 through BC Hydro Community Champion Awards !!
RGSP in the Provincial Green Games competition for environmental projects. VOTE NOW !
Revised Courtyard plans now on Design Page.
Powell and Associates BC Land Surveyors have donated a survey of the entire Borden Street component of the project !
The Reynolds Parents Advisory Council has boosted Phase Two of the project with a $ 3000.00 donation !
Plant propagation underway and mulching put down at the Garry Oak stand.
The project is featured in Earth Future's EcoNews newsletter for November 08!
The RGSP has been awarded $2000 from the Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds Fund!!
The project will benefit from an additional $ 850.00 from the Victoria Foundation !
The garden beds have been constructed in the inner courtyard, and filled with soil.
RGSP has been awarded $ 2500.00 from the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation !
Phase one involving creation of the project plan and design has been completed. Planting in the front of the school has started and over the summer, excavation in the courtyard began.
With complete project plans, major fundraising is underway.
This project was one of five winners in Tyee contest for greening projects. |
