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Environment and society

The environment

Helping realise environmental projects at school, our Teachers Environment Fund provides grants for initiatives designed to make your school sustainable.

However, if you’re still in the concept stages, we’ve got a list of useful links to inspire:

• the Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative
• the Federal Government’s resources for students and teachers related to environmental education
• Teach Sustainability , a website to support Australian teachers who are exploring issues of sustainability
• the Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies (CERES) information for sustainability in schools.

You can also find a list of useful links here to assist you in teaching sustainability in the classroom:

• the Environmental Protection Authority’s environmental resources
• United Nations Global Teaching and Learning website has resources with a global focus
• UNESCO's environmental education resources
• Origin Energy’s resources on energy saving
• resources on saving water
• resources from World Vision on a range of topics.
  
   

Social change

Social change begins in the classroom. These resources aim to raise awareness of social issues and inspire students to make a difference.

• kids helping kids is the basic principle governing School Aid
• resources at Austrade educate on trade and exports
• Multicultural Australia, helping kids value diversity
• science and technology activities and experiments at CSIRO
• Edna, Australia’s free online network for educators keeps teachers up-to-date with curriculum resources and conference and event information.

Supporting you

 

Initiatives