Saskatoon students demonstrate ingenuity and environmental stewardship at Student Action for Sustainable Future 10-year anniversary showcase event

Youth in Saskatoon are taking action to improve our environment through the Student Action for a Sustainable Future (SASF) program, funded in part by the City of Saskatoon. Financial support for environmental programs like SASF is one way the City demonstrates its commitment to its strategic goal of environmental leadership.

Approximately 325 Grade 4-8 students from 12 classes and 11 schools across the city have been working on different sustainability-focused projects in areas including waste reduction and diversion, biodiversity, water and energy conservation, sustainable transportation, and food production.

Media and community members are invited to attend the showcase event on Tuesday, April 4 from 10:00AM to 11:30AM at the Western Development Museum. Students, teachers, and program representatives will be available for interview.

“Our continued partnership with the SASF program helps to create the next generation of environmental champions and sustainability ambassadors,” says Katie Burns, Manager of Education and Environmental Performance. “We see so much creativity and passion from these student projects that you can’t help but be hopeful and inspired by these young environmental problem solvers.”

Now in its tenth year, the SASF program has seen over 3,500 students participate and student enthusiasm for this experiential learning opportunity remains high.

“We see now more than ever in the tenth year of the SASF program that students are deeply engaged due to the strength of our learning-by-doing action model,” says Amber Burton, Saskatchewan Environmental Society’s SASF Coordinator. “The effectiveness of the program is evident in the quality of student projects we see each year. Students are excited to share their results and learnings from their projects at the in-person showcase which is sure to inspire those that attend to make sustainable changes in their own lives!”

The Student Action for a Sustainable Future program is a partnership between the City of Saskatoon, the Saskatchewan Environmental Society, the Saskatoon Public School Division, the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools Division, the Sustainability Education Research Institute, Nutrien, and Saskatoon Light and Power along with several other educational stakeholders and community organizations.

For more information, visit Saskatoon.ca/StudentAction.