Sustainability+Camp

EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY VIDEO CONFERENCE FESTIVAL For World Environment Week the Centre facilitated four sessions. Two sessions for students - Low Waste Lunches and State and National Parks. Smart notebooks supporting these topics have been developed by Jan. Two sharing sessions were presented to teachers - Sustainability Camp and Developing a Green Culture, showcasing Marton Public School.

Jan has also recorded two sessions that are available on disc for you to preview. They show how schools are using the combination of Interactive Whiteboards, Video Conferencing and fieldwork.

CLIMATE CLEVER ENERGY SAVERS

SUSTAINABILITY CAMP Our Centre is part of the Community of Schools on the Park. This is made up,of 12 local schools. The first COSOTP Sustainability Camp was held on 2nd and 3rd May 2011 at Stanwell Tops Conference Centre. It involved students from local Primary Schools and to High Schools. [|Sustainability Camp] There were workshops on sustainable gardening, herb gardens, global warming, recycling, worm farming, biodiversity, forest photography plus a walk to Kelly's Falls. Six of these workshops were facilitated by students from high schools and primary schools.

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCILS - Primary Coordinators Julie presented to 23 teachers across the Sydney Region that have taken on the role of SRC coordinator. She presented a powerpoint and provided suggestions of actions for Environment Groups/SRC Environment Committtees. She used the video conference facility to meet with these teachers at Arncliffe for 30 minutes, and saved the drive!

STUDENT LEADERS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS

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