EcoVision Club members at Ecole Secondaire Lacombe Composite High School in Lacombe, Alberta. (Supplied)

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Lacombe high school named to top 10 in the world for environmental action

Jun 11, 2022 | 3:12 PM

Global organization T4 Education has ranked École Secondaire Lacombe Composite High School as one of the world’s top 10 schools for environmental action.

Tens of thousands of schools were in the running, according to a release from Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS).

The school’s EcoVision Club and its many programs and initiatives lent to the school’s selection.

“We are exceedingly proud of the efforts of Mr. Schultz and his many students who have committed to the improvement and preservation of the local and broader environment,” said Tim De Ruyck, WCPS superintendent. “Through the EcoVision Club and its programs, Lacombe Comp has been community and world leaders for more than a decade, and this latest recognition is further testament to those efforts.”

T4 Education looks for schools that help students take action to protect their future as one of the school’s priorities.

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As part of the top 10, ÉSLCHS continues to be in the running for the top award, the division notes.

That honour carries with it a grant that would help further the efforts of EcoVision, and allow for outreach to other schools to develop similar programs.

“This is a tremendous honour to be in the top 10, and we are humbled to be selected out of the countless schools across the planet,” said Steven Schultz, EcoVision teacher. “If we were to win the World’s Best School Prize for Environmental Action, we would use the funds to invest in student-led environmental initiatives and create scholarships that would allow students to earn their qualifications through workshops, courses and other programmes.”

Winners will be announced during World Education Week in October.