TFS 13
This includes the Grade 6
completion of civic assignments
within their biology classes and
mentoring periods. Last year, after
learning about biodiversity, students
worked to improve the diversity of
our ravine through the planting of
native tree species. They also helped
to rehabilitate the undergrowth, in
collaboration with a nursery that
specializes in Indigenous plants,
and the Toronto Conservation
and Ravine Authority, so that the
population of pollinator plants was
increased while also stemming
the growth of invasive, non-native
species. Meanwhile, the Senior
School's Globe Club assisted in the
building of an on-site nursery to
grow our own native tree seedlings,
to replenish the ravine in two to
three years.
Above all, what they absorbed,
through teaching and learning, being
present in nature and taking action
in nature, was the true meaning of
an Iroquois principle that says all
decisions should be considered for
the impact they will have on the
seventh generation to come.
Those decisions and actions have
firmly taken root in our ravine, a
small ecosystem that helps lead
our students on their journeys as
individuals, citizens and humans.
