Green school officially opens in Walden

Sep 15, 2011- 3:21 PM

By: Sudbury Northern Life Staff

Students, parents and school board dignitaries celebrated the official opening of Walden Public School Sept. 15.

Walden Public School is the second green school to be built in the Rainbow District School Board. Photo by Heather Green-Oliver

The green school is the second of its kind in the Rainbow District School Board. The building boasts solar panels, a wind turbine and geothermal radiant floor heating.

Walden Public School offers English and French Immersion programs for 500 students from junior kindergarten to Grade 6. For more information visit rainbowschools.ca/schools/waldenPS

-Posted by Heather Green-Oliver

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