Environmental Leadership Project

In 2020, Westminster Ponds Centre welcomed the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) to the Westminster Ponds Centre's Huron Pavilion.

TVDSB is running an innovative Environmental Leadership Project (ELP) that allows students and teachers to spend the semester at the Huron Pavilion which is away from regular high school life and surrounded by nature. Known specifically as the H3-ELP program, it uses a "head, heart and hands" approach to transformative learning.

The Environmental Leadership Project offered by TVDSB is a multi-credit Grade 10 program that allows students to explore the outdoors, the environment, leadership, and civic issues through project-based learning.

H3-ELP student examining a log

We are excited that the program has expanded to include two terms, allowing them to directly impact over 40 students through the program per year. Students have been able to work with various community partners on a wide range of issues such as:

• Water assessment and river clean-up with Antler River Rally

• Bird friendly windows with Bird Friendly London

• Air pruning seed beds with the Seed Hub

• Invasive species removal with ReForest London

• ESA management with UTRCA

At the Westminster Ponds Centre, we are dedicated to driving transformative systems change and fostering environmental action through collaboration. Our mission is to empower individuals and organizations to work together in creating sustainable solutions that address the root causes of environmental challenges. We provide a hub for innovation, education, and community engagement, offering resources, workshops, and co-working spaces designed to inspire collaboration. By uniting diverse voices and perspectives, we aim to cultivate a resilient, sustainable future for our community and beyond. Join us in our commitment to making a positive impact on the planet!

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Westminster Ponds Centre’s work as an environmental organization that is putting down roots in lands that are the traditional territories of the Attawandaron, Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, and Lunaapeewak peoples—peoples and Nations who have longstanding relationships to the land, water, and region of southwestern Ontario. We would also like to recognize the local First Nations communities in this geographical region who continue to be stewards and protectors of the land: Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, Oneida Nation of the Thames and Munsee-Delaware Nation.

ReForest London is guided by a mission to work towards restoring the biodiversity of the Carolinian forest and repairing land that has suffered degradation due to colonial practices that fundamentally misunderstand and ignore the lessons of ecology and Indigenous knowledge. ReForest London is committed to the principle of putting our land acknowledgement into concrete actions and working alongside Indigenous peoples to plant, nurture and grow a just and green future for everyone.

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