Green Culture

TCS Green Cup

Since 2005, TCS has hosted an annual eco-competition between the 10 Senior School houses. Throughout the school year, each house undertakes actions that improve the state of the environment and increase awareness of environmental issues and strategies. A trophy and prizes are presented to the winning houses (one day and one boarding house) each spring. Recent winners:

2024 Rigby House & Brent House
2023 Orchard House & Rigby House
2022 Hodgetts House & Ketchum House
2021 Wright House & Scott House
2020 Brent House & Wright House
2019 Rigby House & Ketchum House
2018 Rigby House & Scott House
2017 Bickle House & Rigby House
2016 Rigby House & Bethune House
2015 Wright House & Brent House
2014 Orchard House & Burns House
2013 Rigby House & Ketchum House
2012 Rigby House, Orchard House & Burns House
2011 Rigby House & Burns House
2010 Wright House & Burns House

Points from the Green Cup contribute to each house's Langmuir Cup totals.

Eco-Service

TCS students are able to gain valuable knowledge and skills when they choose environmentally-themed service learning opportunities. We are able to provide much-needed assistance to our “neighbours” in local parks and nature reserves where we help with tree-planting, invasive species removal, seed-collection, gardening and more. The authentic learning and sense of valuable accomplishment for our students is powerful. They learn how to put their environmental awareness into action.

Students are also able to experience international environmental service trips, such as to The Island School in Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Polar Bear Day

This student-led climate change awareness day takes the idea behind National Sweater Day - turn down the heat and don a sweater - and applies it to honour our TCS mascot, Trina, the polar bear. House-based challenges and trivia draw attention to the climate crisis.

Earth Day

Annually since 1971, TCS participates in Earth Day activities each April 22nd. These include tree plantings, guest speakers, garbage clean-ups and hikes. To learn more, visit www.earthday.ca.

TCS Environmental Sustainability Fund

Established by Jill and John Gilbert '56

The TCS Environmental Sustainability Fund supports programs and infrastructure that reduce the environmental footprint of the School and develop an environmentally responsible culture in our people.

Trinity College School (TCS) is a leading boarding and day school for approximately 600 young people from Grades 5-12. The School is situated on a beautiful 100-acre campus in the town of Port Hope, Ontario, one hour’s drive east of Toronto. Founded in 1865, the School places a balanced emphasis on academics, service learning, athletics and the arts – as both a long-held TCS tradition and a rethought, reinvigorated approach to 21st century education.