Hallie Rockel's Grade 6/7 class from Ladner Elementary has won the Corporation of Delta's 2012-2013 Climate Change Showdown.
The showdown encourages students to work together with their families to reduce energy use while learning about the positive and negative impacts we have on the environment.
"I am so pleased to see our students working to reduce their carbon footprint," said Mayor Lois Jackson. "It's so important for our young people to learn how they can be leaders in improving the environment."
Collectively, the 12 participating elementary school classes in Delta reduced greenhouse gas emissions by over 25 tonnes through the showdown, which is a provincial program offered by the B.C. Sustainable Energy Association.
The contest encourages student participation in a workshop about sustainability and climate change and all students were encouraged to make behaviour-changing actions at home to avoid GHG emissions.
"The students enjoyed taking part in the Climate Change Showdown," said Rockel. "They learned that our Earth is a fragile place and that we all must do our part to reduce our carbon footprint.
"The workshop taught them how simple things such as walking instead of driving, turning off unused electronics and recycling can help our environment.
Eating less meat was one strategy they found very interesting."
