About Lights Out Canada

"Turn off the lights & switch on education about global warming"

Lights Out Canada is a national one-day event during which high schools across the country turn off their lights and spend the day learning about global warming. Through opening the blinds, and students's minds, we provide an opportunity for youth and educators to impact the negative affects of global warming.

Our goals are to:

We provide comprehensive lesson plans, step-by-step participation guides, and visual aids (posters, light switch covers, etc.), in order to make Lights Out Canada a success in participating schools. By increasing awareness and encouraging discussion, active participants will make a conscious effort to curb their energy use, both at school, and at home.

Our lesson plans detail:

We want our peers to realize that global warming is not a far off concept, it is happening now, and its effects are being felt today. Ice in the artic is melting. Ocean levels are on the rise, and changing climates have contributed to the extreme weather felt around the world.

The repercussions of growing greenhouse gas emissions will be one of the greatest (if not the most prominent) issues that our generation will face. It is our responsibility to put an end to this dangerous trend. It is no great inconvenience to turn off the lights during the daylight hours, or when we leave a room, and it is greatly beneficial to our health to walk or bike when that is a feasible option. Lights Out Canada will not stop global warming. It will, however, give students a quantity of tools they need to preserve our country, and our planet, for future generations.

www.lightsoutcanada.org

lightsoutcanada@gmail.com