Students at Vanier Public School are proving that meaningful environmental change can start right in the schoolyard.

Through an environmental initiative, the school community is transforming the north-end Brockville property into a thriving outdoor learning space that supports biodiversity and climate resilience, school board officials said.

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Over the past two years, students have not only helped plant more than 100 trees, shrubs, and seedlings representing 23 native species, but they also played a key role in revising the Upper Canada District School Board’s (UCDSB) approved planting by strengthening biodiversity efforts across UCDSB schools.

Earlier this month, four students from Vanier’s Early Act Eco-Warriors Club shared the school’s journey at a joint Rotary Club

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