NB. This course is under review and currently not operational. It is no longer a NESA registered course
Course Code
TBC
Course Details
This 4 hour course, builds capacity for teachers to support and empower their school’s student environmental leaders to effectively develop and run school and community environmental projects.
Standards addressed
6.2.2, 6.3.2, 7.4.2.
Course content
1. Keynote: Supporting best practice sustainability leadership in schools – Examples of strategies and resources to support student sustainability projects (30 mins)
2. The DoE Sustainability Action Process (SAP) – a pedagogy for teaching sustainability (60 mins)
- Making the case for change
- Defining the scope for action
- Developing the proposal for action
- Implementing the proposal
- Evaluating and reflecting
3. Recess (25 mins)
Hands-on workshop demonstrations of school sustainability initiatives – Practical examples of ways to improve sustainably in schools (2 x 30 mins workshops on waste, water, energy, biodiversity, Kitchen Gardens etc) EEC and community sustainability providers
4. Developing student leadership skills – How to inspire, motivate and give students opportunities to build leadership skill (40 mins)
- How to run student-led environment team meetings
- How to fundraise and apply for grants
- How to choose your projects
- How to gain support from the school executive
- How to promote your ideas to the school community
- How to make your club engaging and fun
- How to make measurable objectives and evaluate your success
5. Lunch (30 mins)
6. Forum discussions – Participant sharing session to discuss effective strategies teachers have implemented or plan to implement in their schools (30 mins)
7 Action Planning Projects – Developing school / community sustainability projects. (20 mins)
Close and evaluations
Next course details
- Date - TBC
- Location - TBC
- Who is eligible to attend - All teachers
- How do I apply - TBC
- Cost - $120