AYLEE Stories

June 1, 2022

The Alberta Youth Leaders for Environmental Education have been awarded the 2022 Emerald Award in the Youth Legacy category! This award recognizes people, 25 years of age and under, who have made...


April 23, 2022

AYLEE members Logan, Jack, and Sasha, in partnership with  Jodi Lammiman from Refugia Retreats, hosted a session titled Fostering Wellness and Compassion through Environmental Education at the 2022...


April 21, 2022,

Written by AYLEE Member Maya O.

As someone who loves the environment, and has been involved with environmental activism for years now, I was very excited when my biology teacher...


April 13, 2022

Five AYLEE members - Fatima, Taylor, Xailen, James, and Logan - were guest speakers alongside ACEE's Shauna Kelly at ASCA's Webinar Wednesday. Fatima and Logan presented the need for environmental...


April 13, 2022

Written by AYLEE member Jack L.

Two AYLEE members – Jack Levy and Sasha Adamova – presented at Inside Education’s Calgary Regional Generate youth summit at Heritage Park on...


April 2022

AYLEE members collaborated to create a Template Policy Resolution for Climate Action in Alberta Schools. With support from Schools for...


April 5, 2022

Written by AYLEE member Lauren L.

Early this April, I was fortunate to bring environmental education directly into the classroom at Garneau Elementary School in my hometown of Edmonton. I...


March 2022

Written by AYLEE member Avry K.

Two years ago I realized I wanted to be involved in climate change, I wanted to do my part. Based on what I was good at and what I liked to do, I decided that...


February 24, 2022

Three AYLEE members - Alison, Logan, and Subashini - presented a session titled Educating for the Future: Why Youth Want and Need Environmental Education at the Palliser District Teachers'...


February 17, 2022

Three AYLEE members - Jack, Maya, and Subashini - gave a presentation titled "Our Students, Our Future: Student Voices for Learning and Action Through EcoSchools" at the 2022 Calgary City Teachers'...


February 10, 2022

AYLEE members Lauren and Alison presented to a group of engaged teachers! Their session was titled Our Students, Our Future: Youth voices for learning & action through EcoSchools and they shared...


January 13, 2022

Six AYLEE members presented to 50 education leaders from across Alberta at ACEE's Education Leaders Forum. They presented the...