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/
