LCHS student Darcy Cunningham and Ecovision teacher Steve Schultz show off some of last year’s community gardens harvest. The club is currently suspending in-person interactions and projects during the pandemic (BLACK PRESS file photo)

LCHS学生Darcy Cunningham和生态俱乐部指导老师Steve Schultz展示了去年社区花园的收获。在新冠肺炎病毒大流行期间，俱乐部目前暂停了面对面的交流和项目

Lacombe Composite High School’s Ecovision Club has been nominated as finalist for the Emerald Awards in the Education Category.

拉科姆综合高中的生态俱乐部已经被提名为翡翠奖*的教育类别的最终候选名单。

*在过去的29年里，翡翠奖表彰了大大小小的企业、个人、非营利组织、社区团体、青年和政府在环境方面取得的杰出成就。翡翠奖旨在表彰和庆祝艾伯塔省各个部门在环保方面的杰出成就，每个类别最多选出三名决赛选手，并最终在翡翠奖颁奖典礼上被评为该类别的获奖者。

资料来源：https://emeraldfoundation.ca/

拉科姆综合高中的生态俱乐部曾因蜜蜂项目荣获翡翠奖

Steve Schultz, Ecovision instructor at LCHS, was pleased to see the club be nominated for third time.

史蒂夫·舒尔茨，LCHS的生态视觉指导教师，他表示很高兴看到俱乐部第三次被提名。

It is quite an honour to be nominated for any award. The Emerald Awards are like the Oscars for the environment,” he said.

“获得任何奖项的提名都是一种荣誉。翡翠奖就像环境方面的奥斯卡奖，”他说。

Schultz said the Emerald Awards are the most prestigious environmental awards a group can be nominated for and awards are handed out to institutes, businesses, community groups, educational groups and schools that do work specifically around the environment.

舒尔茨说，“翡翠奖”是团体提名的最具声望的环境奖，奖项将颁发给专门从事环境保护工作的机构、企业、社区团体、教育团体和学校。

Schultz said the good news comes at a time when Ecovision and it’s supporters really need it given the COVID-19 pandemic.

舒尔茨说，这个好消息来的正是时候，考虑到COVID-19大流行，生态俱乐部及其支持者确实需要好消息。

“We are living through a pretty negative experience, so to have the students energy, effort and hard work acknowledged is important,” he said. “It is also a good news story and story of hope. Despite the turmoil around us, we can still have a moment where we can reflect on the good we have done both for the community and the environment.”

他说:“我们正经历着一段非常负面的时期，所以让学生们的付出、努力和勤奋得到认可是很重要的。”“这是一个好消息，是一个充满希望的故事。尽管我们周围一片混乱，但我们仍然可以回想一下我们为社区和环境所做的贡献。”

Schultz said he was proud of his students for the relentless effort they have put into the club.

舒尔茨说，他为学生们为俱乐部付出的不懈努力感到骄傲。

“Also, I would like to thank these organizations out there like the Emerald Foundation. Despite COVID-19 — they still went ahead and told our story. I firmly believe we will need to hold on to these types of things to help us get through this crisis,” he said.

“同时，我也要感谢这些组织，比如翡翠基金会。尽管COVID-19大流行，他们仍然继续讲述我们的故事。我坚信，只要我们保持信念，就会帮助我们度过这场危机。”

Currently, the club and it’s projects are on hold with no in-person connections — including the planned goat sanctuary and living roof scheduled to begin construction this year, but Schultz said the temporary hold has given his students something to look forward to.

目前，生态俱乐部和它的项目都被搁置了，没有任何面对面交流——包括计划今年开始建设的山羊避难所和活动屋顶，但是舒尔茨说，这个暂时的搁置让他的学生有了一些期待。

One aspect of the project which will be even more important, given the circumstance, is the Animal Therapy program — which is tied to the goat sanctuary.

在这种情况下，这个项目中更重要的一个方面是动物治疗项目，与山羊保护区有关。

“I am really glad we have this as one of our components. It wasn’t originally part of the plan but several of our students in Ecovision suffer from anxiety and have really got excited for that opportunity,” he said. “I can say for a fact that the Ecovision students that have reached out to me — they have found hope in knowing we have something to look forward to.”

“我真的很高兴我们有这个项目。这本来不是我们计划的一部分，但是我们有几个生态环境俱乐部的学生对此感到很兴奋。”他说。“那些接触过生态环境俱乐部的学生们，他们发现了希望，并非常期待。”

Schultz took time to thank their many partners in the community and the region.

舒尔茨感谢他们在社区和地区的许多合作伙伴。

“I want to let everyone know how much I really appreciate their commitment to our programs. We will have an opportunity to reboot. I really believe that,” he said

“我想让每个人都知道，我非常感谢他们对我们项目的帮助。我们将有机会重新启动。我真的相信，”他说。

Schultz added he also just learned that the club has been nominated as a finalist for the Staples Superpowering Your School award.

舒尔茨补充说，他还刚刚得知该俱乐部已被提名为Staples Superpowering Your School奖*的决赛入围者。

*Staples Canada与EcoKids和加拿大地球日(Earth Day Canada)合作，为10所杰出的学校提供2万加元的新技术奖金，以表彰他们的生态管理工作，并促进其环境和教育工作。

资料来源https://www.staples.ca/

新闻出处：Lacombe Express

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