Camp Kawartha has a number of sustainable features including examples of straw bale construction, passive solar design and solar and wind energy. Discover how a straw bale building can be stronger, more fire resistant and warmer than a conventional home. Students will examine their own lifestyle choices and how these impact the environment. Camp Kawartha provides an inspiring venue for students to discover how the green design and construction of buildings can significantly reduce our impact on the environment.
Sustainable Living
Sustainable Living
Curriculum Links:
Science Curriculum Links *
Understanding Life Systems:
- Grade 7 – Interactions in the Environment
- Grade 7 – Heat in the Environment
- Grade 8 – Systems in Action
- Grade 9 – Liveable Communities
- Grade 11 – Scientific Solutions to Contemporary Environmental Challenges
- Grade 11 – Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry
- Grade 11 – Reducing and Managing Waste
- Grade 11 – Conservation of Energy
- Grade 11 – Human Impact on the Environment
- Grade 11 – Energy Conservation
- Grade 11 – Natural Resource Science and Management
* Curriculum links for this program are based on “The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8: Science and Technology“
Feel free to contact us about modifying programs to suit older or younger students.
Pathway to Stewardship & Kinship
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- #4
- #7
- #9
- #11
- #12
- #13