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St. Mildreds-Lightbourn School is aiming for a LEED silver designation. Guided by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) principles, the school is heading into the final months of construction and one step closer to silver certification. The last phase in the Schools master building plan features an environmentally- friendly expansion designed by Levitt Goodman Architects Ltd. In March 2011 the new addition will open with multi- purpose classrooms, a dining hall/servery/ kitchen, music rooms, senior resource centre, conference room, student centre, gardens and a new playground. For more than 119 years St. Mildreds- Lightbourn School has been providing single gender education to young women, encouraging them to discover confidence in their abilities, be open to learning beyond the classroom, and become leaders in the community. Located at 1080 Linbrook Road, St. Mildreds-Lightbourn School is a charitable organization supported in its expansion through donations from members of their school and the Oakville community. The decision to incorporate LEED certification in the new construction at St. Mildreds-Lightbourn School was a significant investment in our natural world and ensures that girls will be provided with a healthy productive environment to learn and succeed, noted Jane Wightman, the Head of School. LEED is a third-party certification program and an internationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. St. Mildreds-Lightbourn School will be meeting silver LEED standards for the build through its use of a geothermal system; operable windows promoting solar heating and improved air quality; local, recycled and rapidly renewable materials to reduce greenhouse gases, solid waste and soil depletion; low- VOC paints and low-emitting carpeting to ensure good interior air quality; and water-efficient landscaping and plumbing fixtures, to conserve fresh water resources. With silver in sight, the school is getting ready to celebrate. While plans are in place for a private grand opening in April for the school community, visitors considering St. Mildreds-Lightbourn School for their daughter will be able to tour the new facilities in the latter part of March. To find out more visit the schools website at www.smls.on.ca. We are excited to celebrate this wonderful addition to the school, added Wightman, noting that achieving LEED silver certification will only add to the pride everyone already feels about this new environmentally-friendly space at the school. Jane Wightman, Head of School, and Greg Taylor, Chair of the Board, stand at the entrance of the future dining hall. iPads, laptops, and SMART Boards have been incorporated into the classrooms to support innovative teaching and active learning starting in JK. 1080 Linbrook Road, Oakville, ON L6J 2L1 www.smls.on.ca905 845 2386 ST. MILDREDS-LIGHTBOURN SCHOOL The Educational Journey of a Lifetime Day School for Girls - JK to Grade 12 The Educational Journey of a Lifetimehe r JK to Grade 12, SMLS teaches young women to explore beyond the curriculum. School Aims for Silver with Green Expansion 11 Friday , N ovem ber 19, 2010 O A KVILLE BEA V ER w w w .o akvillebeaver .co m Art lovers will have a chance to visit several exhibits and hear from the artists and curators by coming aboard a bus on one ticket. The ARTbus tour takes place Saturday, Nov. 27 and will visit Oakville Galleries and then head to Hamilton where participants will visit the McMaster Museum of Art followed by the Art Gallery of Hamilton. The bus pick-up and drop-off is at the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) at 100 McCaul St. The bus will leave OCAD at 11:30 a.m. and head over to the Oakville Galleries. Locally, the director of Oakville Galleries Matthew Hyland, will pro- vide a tour of the new exhibit Un- home-ly with a brief talk of one of the artists, Luanne Martineau. Then the bus will head over to McMaster for a tour of the Scrapes: Unruly Embodiments in Video Art exhibit. Following that the tour will continue at the Hamilton art gallery for the exhibit of Valise Biographique. After that the bus will return to OCAD at 5:30 p.m. The price for the tour is $10 and it includes refreshments. For reser- vations, contact artbus@oakville- galleries.com or 905-844-4402, ext. 30 by Nov. 24. ARTbus visits Oakville, Hamilton Tree lighting in Kerr Village Kerr Village is hosting its 16th annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 19 at Heritage Square, at the corner of Kerr Street and Florence Drive. It takes place between 6 and 9 p.m. The family event is sponsored by the Kerr Village BIA and the Kerr Community Consultation Committee. There will be musical entertain- ment, provided by local school choirs, Tia McGraff and Redman Live. People will also be able to enjoy a taste of Kerr St. with samplings pro- vided by neighbourhood restau- rants. Santa Claus will be on loca- tion to take early requests. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted to benefit Kerr Street Ministries (KSM).