Thank you to all the students, teachers and school staff who attended the 2024 Mayor’s Environment Expo!

This year’s event exceeded all expectations, thanks to the dedication, hard work, and support from our incredible volunteers, sponsors, supporters, presenters, exhibitors, teachers, and students.

The Mayor's Environment Expo is held annually, alongside Canadian Environment Week. Its goal is to empower and educate Calgary’s youth to practice and promote environmental actions. This will help shape a healthier and greener city for tomorrow.

The Expo is a free event for schools. It features more than 35 interactive exhibits, including those from Calgary-based EcoSchools Canada schools. It has more than 30 virtual and 100 in-person workshops to help youth act to protect the environment.

The 35th annual event ran virtually from June 3 to 6, 2024, and in-person from June 4 to 5, 2024. The workshops made the event accessible to students across the city. The recordings are available below or on The City’s YouTube. Let’s continue to work together to create a greener, more sustainable future for Calgary.

The 2025 Mayor’s Environment Expo is planned for June 2 to 5, 2025.

Have questions about the Mayor’s Environment Expo? Contact expo@calgary.ca

In case you missed it, view the 2024 Mayor’s Environment Expo opening ceremony recording:

Before the Expo, schools are invited to watch recordings of previous years’ sessions. Schools can

• Sign up to be EcoSchools,
• Join the mailing list to receive updates and education opportunities throughout the year, and
• Receive registration information ahead of the event.

Please email expo@calgary.ca with questions or for more information.

The Mayor's Environment Expo includes sessions for students of all ages on a broad range of environmental topics. A selection of video recordings from previous years' Mayor's Environment Expos can be found on the City of Calgary's YouTube channel here:

• 2024 Mayor's Expo recordings
• 2023 Mayor's Expo recordings
• 2022 Mayor's Expo recordings
• 2021 Mayor's Expo recordings

Have questions about the Mayor’s Environment Expo? Contact expo@calgary.ca

Are you looking to provide experiences in nature or class to promote learning? Do you want to create projects which tie to the curriculum and contribute to environmental sustainability? 

The City of Calgary and CPAWS Southern Alberta have partnered to bring you a 20-minute recorded webinar. It is designed to develop cross-curriculum links and identify environmental education resources. These aim to support learning beyond the classroom and help students see real-life connections to their learning.

This webinar:

• Explores nature and project-based learning approaches,
• Promotes cross-curricular integration, and
• Reviews lesson plans designed to teach environmental education.

The A+ For Energy program provides schools with funding to implement creative approaches to energy education. You can receive a grant of up to $5000 to transform an idea into action! Preference is given to projects demonstrating measurable greenhouse gas emission reductions and high student engagement. All K-12 teachers in Alberta are welcome to apply. 

For more information and to view past projects visit Inside Education​.

The Emerald Youth Grant program empowers students and youth (under 25) to make their dream environmental projects a reality. It’s easy! First, get inspired by the Emerald Documentary Series, What On EARTH Can We Do? Podcast, or Emerald Speakers Series. Then pitch your idea to the Emerald Foundation online.

To apply, visit emeraldfoundation.ca/eygrants.

This program encourages students to develop ideas for protecting and caring for our local environment and watershed. It is open to all students in Southern Alberta in grades 7-12.

Students will be challenged to research their local watershed, identify an environmental concern and develop a creative but realistic solution. Learn more about Caring for our Watersheds program.

CPAWS Southern Alberta is rewarding Canadian youth for their environmental actions with the new Action Challenge! Who can participate? Youth-oriented groups include classrooms, clubs, schools, and families living in Canada! Teams register, submit their 'green actions,' earn points and have a chance to win our Grand Prize. The team with the highest points at the end of the Challenge wins the Grand Prize of $500! The second-place prize is $300!

For more information and to register today, visit ActionChallenge.ca or contact actionchallenge@cpaws.org.

Check out The City of Calgary’s other Parks, Water and Waste and Recycling education opportunities.