Practicing meditation belongs in your self-care strategy. A simple technique is to go to a calm place, set a timer for 10 minutes, close your eyes and focus only on your breathing.
Here are some resources recommended by the College Nurses that can help you:
John F. Kennedy High School has just signed an agreement with the Sustainability Office at 蘑菇视频 to be a Living School.
A number of schools have already adopted the Living School approach with Dawson and this is the first school in the English Montreal School Board.
They will be planting fruit trees, growing vegetables and implementing composting and recycling among other projects. In addition, they will develop a climate action plan.
Attributes of a Living School can be found here: /sustainable/wp-content/uploads/sites/175/Living-Schools-Attributes-Chart-2018_JUNE-20-1.pdf
When the health situation permits, tours will resume of Dawson鈥檚 Living Campus for elementary and high schools. More info to come!
The Sustainability Office, in collaboration with departments at Dawson, enjoyed hosting two weeks of Earth Week events from April 19-30, 2021.
Events included:
Although our in-person plans had to be adapted, we were still able to touch on all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our 20 presentations and events attracted close to 400 participants both within the Dawson community and externally.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions we could not have gatherings, therefore, Sustainability Office staff and interns planted 300+ vegetable and herb seedlings and recorded the Spring beehive opening.
We want to thank the Earth Week planning committee, Dawson faculty, support staff and students who led activities throughout the weeks. Although Earth Week is done, we encourage everyone to continue the conversations and raising awareness on all the issues discussed.
Please support our local eco-friendly vendors by shopping here!
You can also purchase donated student Artwork: /sustainable/wp-content/uploads/sites/175/Student-Earth-Week-Art-Sale2.pdf
All funds raised will go towards the Peace Garden fund of the 蘑菇视频 Foundation.
Both links will be accessible throughout the month of May - great ideas for Mother鈥檚 Day gifts!
Submitted by Jennifer de Vera of the Sustainability Office.聽
Lizzie Irniq and the late Mary Kiatainaq of Kangisujuaq, Nunavik share stories of life on the land, the brilliance of dog teams and their experiences learning and teaching for the First Peoples Post-secondary Storytelling Exchange.
Watch their video!
(scroll down the page to find it)
蘑菇视频 opened what Dr. Sabrina Jafralie called a 鈥渂rave space for courageous conversations鈥� when the educator and McGill University lecturer spoke virtually at 蘑菇视频 on the topic of anti-racism on April 28. A brave space is where you 鈥渟ay what you have to say, reflect on it and say where it鈥檚 coming from,鈥�…
Earth Week organizers were able to take advantage of our current online reality by virtually bringing in Keynote Speaker Dr. Ingrid Waldron of Dalhousie University, who is also a graduate of Dawson (Class of 1983, Social Science).
Click Read More for the report prepared by Diana Rice of the Peace Centre and the Office of Academic Development.
The Carbon Neutral Forever commitment of 蘑菇视频 won an award as a r茅alisation championne at the Conseil r茅gional de l鈥檈nvironnement de Montr茅al聽(CRE-Montr茅al) Gala on April 29.
Click Read More for the homepage news story.
The Illustration Program, the Sustainability Office and Taking Root Inc. collaborated on a project to capture key events of the migratory flight of two species of native Quebec birds from urban forests near 蘑菇视频 to the newly replanted forests of Nicaragua.
Click Read More to see the illustrations and for more about the project.
The work of Dawson鈥檚 Facilities Management team to make 蘑菇视频 Carbon Neutral Forever has been nominated for an environmental award that is a R茅alisation championne in the institutional category, announced the Conseil r茅gional de l鈥檈nvironnement de Montr茅al (CRE-Montr茅al) on April 15.
Click Read More for the homepage news story and a link to the virtual event on April 29.
In the lead up to Earth Day on April 22, Dawson students shared their thoughts about Dawson achieving the gold level for leadership in sustainability from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
Click Read More to go to the homepage news story, which features a video.
Last Modified: May 4, 2021
