For the past couple of years, some of the youngest students at Ecole Boreale have been learning about recycling and taking care of their environment, both in the school and around it.

The effort is being led by Klaudia Mika, a support assistant at the school, who says that everyone has a part to play in protecting the environment.

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That happens in a number of ways at Ecole Boreale in an initiative focused on children in pre-Kindergarten to Grade 6.

At lunchtime, some of the younger students, four- and five-year-olds, are taken for walks around the school and on the nearby trails.

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The youngsters are also learning about composting.

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The school also has a FoodCycler, a machine which can turn waste food into additives for soil, meaning less waste going to the municipal landfill.

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Mika drives the shredded paper to the Northern Farm Training Institute (NFTI), where it is used for such things such as bedding for animals.

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The messages of recycling, composting and generally taking care of the environment are getting through to the students, based on comments from some of the youngsters provided by Mika.

Grade 1 student Lennox Millette said it helps trees.

Hudson Riley, a Grade 2 student, said it helps the water.

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Emmanuel Engen noted the shredded paper going to NFTI will help keep pigs warm in winter.

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Mika said there is just one world and she wants to help protect it for the future.

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