Public Works
Environmental Education for Educators
The Region of Peel offers a variety of free and interactive opportunities for students, teachers and community groups to become more aware of environmental issues and initiatives in their community.
~ Facility Tours
Peel’s Wastewater Treatment Facility » Book It
This guided tour of our leading-edge wastewater treatment facility showcases how water and wastewater is treated in Peel. Want more information.
- Open to grades 8 and up
- Offered Wednesday mornings
Peel Integrated Waste Management Facility » Book It
Participants in this curriculum-based facility tour will learn about waste management practices in our education room followed by a bus tour of the waste transfer station, yard waste and organics processing and the material recovery facility. Want more information.
- Open to grades 2 and up
- Offered Tuesdays and Thursdays
Peel Water Story Bus Tour
From the headwaters of Caledon to the shores of Lake Ontario, join us on a full day tour of Peel’s natural and human water systems outlined in the Peel Water Story curriculum resource. Along the route you will meet experts in the field who bring to life water concepts covered in the classroom. Please note that availability is limited and conditions may apply. Contact us for more details.
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~ In-School Presentations
In-class Water Story Presentation » Book It
Designed to complement the Ontario Curriculum’s learning expectations for Social Studies and/or Science and Technology, this fun, informative presentation teaches students about drinking water protection, quality and treatment. Want more information.
- Open to grade 2 and grade 8 classes only
- Offered Tuesdays and Thursdays
Peel Water Story Teacher Training
Teachers in our workshops will learn how to implement the Peel Water Story resource. Lesson plans, GIS tools and Peel’s water history are presented with an integrated and local focus.
~ Curriculum Resources
Teach Green In Peel
Teachgreeninpeel.ca is online database of more than 115 resources designed to help Peel Region teachers find locally-relevant environmental education enrichment resources and programs aligned with Ontario’s Curriculum Expectations (K-12).
Greenlands Securement Project
Peel Data Centre
The Peel Water Story Curriculum Resource
The Peel Water Story is an interactive, multimedia resource that goes beyond the classroom to show you how to connect your existing water education to the world around you and link lessons and knowledge about water to the schoolyard and community.
Peel Regional Planning Atlas
The Peel Regional Planning Atlas serves as an education tool for the students of Peel and provides local geographic information about Peel Region that complements the physical and human geography themes studies by Grade 7 and 8 students.
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~ Additional Peel Resources
Peel Children’s Water Festival
Discover the importance of water through hands-on interactive learning at the Peel Children’s Water Festival; an annual event that brings together expertise, educators and other community partners.
Ecofest
This one-day event gives students an outdoor forum to showcase their project to other like-minded students in Peel. EcoFest encourages, promotes and celebrates action projects that benefit Peel’s environment.
Water Smart Peel
Peel’s long term water efficiency strategy, Water Smart Peel, is aimed at increasing awareness and understanding about water efficiency and conservation.
Conservation Peel
By using one resource wisely, we can achieve a range of environmental benefits. This website will help you learn more about conservation in the home.
Barry's Water and Wastewater Treatment Tours
Get a behind the scenes video tour of the water and wastewater treatment process at Peel Region’s Lakeview Water Treatment Plant and G.E. Booth Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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~ Affiliated Groups
EcoSource
EcoSource is an innovative environmental organization that empowers community to become more environmentally responsible. They specialize in fun, hands-on programs that focus on how each of us can change our daily habits to become better environmental citizens.
Brampton Clean City
Brampton Clean City works together with local citizens to foster environmental awareness and responsibility by successfully promoting and coordinating opportunities for neighbourhood and community pride in Brampton, through our Adopt-A-Park, 3 R's Educational Programs, Clean and Green Schools, and Park Stewardship programs.
EcoCaledon
EcoCaledon’s mandate is to improve the environment and to support, study, and or implement waste diversion policies and programs in the Town of Caledon.
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s Watershed on Wheels (WOW) program brings exciting and unique environmental conservation programs to the classroom. WOW brings all the necessary equipment to engage students in a variety of fun, half day, learning experiences. You'll be WOW'ed with these programs!
Credit Valley Conservation
Credit Valley Conservation, one of 36 Conservation Authorities in Ontario, is a community-based environmental organization mandated to ensure the conservation, restoration and responsible management of water, land and natural habitats throughout the Credit River Watershed.
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~ Contact Us
For more information, or to sign up for any of our programs, please call 905-791-7800, ext. 4409.
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