Zerofootprint Kids is an online application that encourages and empowers the kids in your school to take action on climate change. The web-based calculator and secure social networking application enables kids, teachers and parents to measure, track and manage their carbon footprints, and to collaborate with one another to achieve environmental goals.
Kids can calculate their unique footprint profile, and compare it with their classmates or students living in other parts of the world. The application will support competitions and challenges between classes or other groups. The application will aggregate the combined footprint of your entire school or segments of it. You can attribute reductions to the school, and share and celebrate these achievements. Zerofootprint Kids is available in a number of languages, and was developed with educational partners, including International Education and Resource Network; The Children’s Museum of Waterloo Region, Ontario; and Learning for a Sustainable Future, Ontario.
Zerofootprint Kids can help schools using the application to collaborate towards common environmental goals. Many schools when acting together are like a country without borders, and the aggregated actions of their students can make a significant contribution to a greener world. Knowing they are part of a larger effort gives kids a sense of empowerment to bring about positive change.