Support and Resources in QLD

Australian Association of Environmental Education - Queensland Chapter

The Queensland Chapter of AAEE has a committed and broad membership involving professionals working in schools, environmental education centres, universities, industry, government, natural resources, conservation groups and community bodies.

http://www.aaee.org.au/state-chapters/#qld

 

Australian Youth Climate Coalition

AYCC’s transformative summits, led by AYCC volunteers, are an inspiring and informative experience for high school students.

http://switchedonschools.org.au/teachers/summits

 

Sustainable Schools Queensland

Develop a Vision Statement

A vision statement is a declaration of a shared sense of purpose for the whole school community. It expresses your ideas about what your school will be like in two years time, in ten years time or any time in the future.

http://www.sustainableschools.qld.edu.au/Default.aspx?tabid=114

 

School Environment Management Plan

A School Environment Management Plan (SEMP) will help to integrate environmental considerations into whole-school planning. It will help to implement changes to school culture and everyday practices and to apply the principles of ecologically sustainable development across all school activities.

http://www.sustainableschools.qld.edu.au/Default.aspx?tabid=153&language=en-AU

 

Plan, Act, Review

Tools to help schools and their community to take a ‘plan’, ‘act’ and ‘review’ approach to becoming sustainable:

http://www.sustainableschools.qld.edu.au/Default.aspx?tabid=372

 

Queensland Government Department of Education and Training

Outdoor and environmental education centres that promote, develop provide and deliver highly effective outdoor and environmental education programs for schools and the community, and provide professional development for teachers: http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/environment/outdoor/

 

Wet Tropics Management Authority

Earth Smart Science Schools play an integral role in environmental education and are very willing to share their ideas, resources and information with you.

http://www.wettropics.gov.au/earth-smart-school-resources.html

 

Cast studies from Queensland

Mt Gravatt Secondary High School

Whole-school case study - Environmental pathways to school success:

www.enviroweek.org/environment-pathway-to-school-success-2

 

Runcorn State High School

Junior Secondary case study - Generation Aware campaign:

www.enviroweek.org/generation-aware-campaign

 

St Columban’s College 

Whole-school case study - My impact on the great Pacific garbage patch:

www.enviroweek.org/my-impact-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/