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WWF-Canada’s Go Wild School Grant program supports teacher, student and campus efforts to help nature thrive.
We are one of 100 K-12 level schools across Canada to be awarded a World Wildlife Fund Canada Go Wild grant of $500. Since 2015, WWF-Canada has funded 369 Go Wild school and campus projects, totalling $184,500. Whether growing native plant gardens, building bat boxes, monitoring local wildlife, restoring creeks, or raising awareness about conservation issues, every Go Wild project has the same goal: to make a tangible difference for local nature and wildlife. Applications are accepted every fall, with projects taking place the following spring and summer.
Native Plant Communities
At VWS, students will participate in schoolyard restoration, replacing invasive species with native plants. Through weekly gardening classes throughout the year, the gardens will be built and cared for. The students and teachers are already planning for long-term care, including regular plant sales of the harvests to sustain the garden's costs.
Thank you to Vanessa Faryan Amadio for successfully applying for this grant for our school and for leading the program in collaboration with Bonnie Gosse and Chris Henley.
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