Here are a selection of environmental learning events that may be interesting to you, our TDSB educators!

We will alert you to new events through our EcoSchools newsletter and on our twitter account.

Check out the videos of our past events and webinars.

Annual Conference in Climate Change Education

Energizing Climate Change Education

Wednesday October 15th, 2025

As climate change continues to shape our world, the role of education has never been more vitally needed. This year’s conference will energize TDSB educators and staff to spark new ideas about climate change teaching to help build momentum toward meaningful climate action with their students and communities. Through systems thinking, creative problem-solving, or student-led initiatives, this day-long conference will explore how learning about school’s energy use, renewable technologies, and energy justice can inform Climate Change Education to confront complex challenges with purpose and hope.

Connected to the TDSB Climate Action Plan, this EcoSchools conference kicks off a new year of teaching and learning by bringing TDSB educators and staff together to foster Climate Change Education in K-12 classrooms. A keynote speaker, workshop leaders and local organizations will share a range of inspiring ideas, strategies and resources to involve students in climate change learning that is authentic, interdisciplinary, action-oriented and community-driven. Join us to connect with other educators engaged in CCE to exchange ideas, foster community, and discover hopeful pathways for advancing climate action across all levels of education!

• Evergreen Brickworks, 550 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON M4W 3X8
• October 15th, 2025
• 9:30am - 3:00pm (registration at 9am)

Release is provided for one educator per school - please coordinate with your principal to attend. The conference is free of charge, and lunch will be provided.

Waste Not Want Not - February PD Day

"Greening Our Day-to-Day": Friday February 13th, 2026

If one of your resolutions this year was to reduce waste and save money while also feeling good about addressing the climate crisis this is the day of learning for you. In this hands on PD teachers will be selecting two of three workshops being offered by Fashion Takes Action, The Repair Café, and on delicious solutions for rescuing your food by Sharon Gunn at MGCI.

Agenda for Waste Not Want Not: Greening your Day to Day (February 13th PD Day)

• 8:00 am – 8:30 am Registration
• 8:30 am – 9:45 am Keynote by Centre of Excellence for Black Student Achievement
• 10:00 am – 11:35 am Workshops: Repair Café OR Fashion Takes Action
• 11:35 am – 12:35pm (lunch provided)
• 12:45 pm – 2:20 pm Workshops: Fashion Takes Action OR Beyond the Bin

REGISTRATION

Please select one morning session and one afternoon session.

Session Descriptions

• Fashion Takes Action: Join Fashion Takes Action for an interactive session where we explore circular economy principles through the lens of fashion. Learn where unwanted clothes go, how we can keep them out of landfills, and what it means to close the loop in fashion. Through the 7R’s approach—Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Repurpose, Resale, Rental, and Recycle—you’ll gain hands-on experience in basic clothing repair skills and end the session with a fun and sustainable clothing swap.
• Repair Café Toronto: Toss it away! No way!: Repair Café Toronto is a grassroot, volunteer group that organizes events where neighbours help neighbours learn how to repair. Repair Café Toronto aims to build a more sustainable society and counter the throwaway mindset by helping people fix their small appliances.
• Beyond the Bin: Transforming Kitchens for Sustainability: Join us for a collaborative session on food waste reduction and creating sustainable kitchens in schools! Learn practical strategies for minimizing waste, optimizing resources, and fostering eco-friendly habits among students. Equip yourself with the tools to build a more sustainable, cost-effective, and environmentally conscious kitchen environment.

Webinars & Workshops

The TDSB EcoSchools Program, in collaboration with OISE's Sustainability & Climate Action Network (SCAN), host online and in-person professional learning events from September to June each year to support teachers’ professional learning in Climate Change Education. Many online events are recorded and shared on the TDSB EcoSchools YouTube channel. Visit the Webinars & Videos page for a list of these upcoming and archived events.

Cultivating Connections: Regeneration through Indigenous Creativity

Tuesday, May 26th, 2026: 4:30-6pm

Location: Miinikaan Indigenous Gardens, Bickford Centre, 777 Bloor St. West. A 5 minute walk west of Christie TTC Subway station.

Join us for the annual TDSB EcoSchools year-end event to connect with colleagues and deepen your understanding about the connections between Indigenous worldviews, sustainability and regeneration. Miinikaan Innovation & Design is an Indigenous-led business that grows Indigenous gardens to nurture people and pollinators in the heart of the city. Learn from the inspiring creative activism of chef/artist Johl Whiteduck Ringuette, who will give a short talk and lead tours of the Miinikaan’s gardens, along with gardener Sara George, and impressive murals of the Red Urban Nation Artist Collective, both of which are found at the TDSB’s Bickford Centre. This event is open to TDSB teachers and staff and members of the OISE community. Light vegetarian refreshments will be provided. There is no cost to attend, although advance registration is required.

Spaces are limited, so please register in advance. This is an in-person event!