Alstom renews partnership with Ontario non-for-profit organization No.9 to teach sustainability in schools
Alstom renews partnership with Ontario non-for-profit organization No.9 to teach sustainability in schools
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The No.9 Imagining My Sustainable Community innovative program challenges grade 7 to 10 students to solve local environmental problems.
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Alstom is providing $60,000 CAD over three years to the initiative.
10 April 2025 – Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, is renewing its partnership with No.9, an Ontario-based not-for-profit organization, to help deliver their innovative Imagining My Sustainable Community (IMSC) ecological awareness program in schools in Ontario, Canada. Alstom will provide $60,000 CAD over a three-year period to continue supporting the program.
“By renewing our partnership with No.9 on this innovative educational program, we’re supporting our community both now and in the future, while inspiring the upcoming generation to join us in developing tomorrow’s environmentally friendly mobility solutions.”
Since they first teamed up in October 2022, Alstom’s support of No.9 and IMSC has reached hundreds of students and teachers in grades 7 to 10 classes in Kingston, Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa. The four-day educational program focuses on sustainable design and development, specifically the 9 pillars of sustainable development: public transportation, waste management, water management, alternative energy, green building design, green open space, public art and design, urban agriculture, and civic engagement and leadership.
“Some people have questioned whether children in the grades 7 to 10 range are too young for this sort of intensive and wide-ranging education. We believe they are ready for and benefit from this knowledge,” says Andrew Davies, Executive Director at No.9. “Climate change is a multigenerational issue. By the time we reach the emissions targets set out to mitigate the impact of climate change, those now in grades 7 through 10 will be fully engaged in the workforce, hopefully providing the energy and creativity needed to make the shift toward sustainability and low-carbon communities.”
IMSC workshops are delivered by professional architects, designers and artists in the classroom. Upon completion of a scale models, they build as the culmination of the program, students present their sustainable community ideas to school and local representatives for feedback.
Davies notes: “Public transportation is one of the nine pillars we introduce to students because it is essential for building low-carbon accessible, communities. Working with Alstom is a natural fit.”
“As a responsible corporate citizen, Alstom is working to have a positive impact everywhere our customers and employees live and work,” said Olivier Marcil, Vice President, Public Affairs and Communication, Alstom Canada. “By renewing our partnership with No.9 on this innovative educational program, we’re supporting our community both now and in the future, while inspiring the upcoming generation to join us in developing tomorrow’s environmentally friendly mobility solutions.”
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