Sustainable schools & childcare
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With the success of our Sustainable Schools Network, the City of Canada Bay launched the Sustainable Childcare Network (SCN) in 2014. The network provides a range of educational resources for educators, students and the school/centre community. We have attracted 20 active service members who participate in network meetings and free workshop opportunities.
The SCN is managed by the Sustainability Team and offers free environmental workshops, resources and four network meetings each year (one per term) hosted by a school/centre on a rotating basis. Meetings are open to all educators and parents of the school.
Each meeting includes:
Guest speaker on a sustainability topic
Announcements of free workshops and resource opportunities
Information about sustainability resources, tools and programs available from environmental organisations.
The SCN has assisted preschools with environmental incursions, Indigenous education, staff development, litter and waste reduction programs. Education programs have been delivered to schools by Koori Kinnections, Seed Harvest Spoon, Splash Into and Kids Edible Gardens.
Download the SCN fact sheet to find out more about how the program works.
More information
To join the Sustainable Childcare Network or to find out more, please contact Council’s Sustainability Projects Officer via email or call 9911 6555.
Council launched the Sustainable Schools Network (SSN) to provide support and inspire schools to incorporate environmental education within the school community.
The network offers free hands-on educational experiences, such as student leadership mentoring, professional development workshops and incursions/excursions to schools within the City of Canada Bay. Topics on offer range from biodiversity, Indigenous education, gardening, litter reduction, energy, water, food and fashion.
Network meetings are once a quarter and are open to principals, teachers, specialists, P&Cs, school volunteers and educators from all local primary and high schools.
Some projects the SSN has assisted schools with are:
Edible and native gardens
Native bee hives
Rainwater tanks
Establishing an aquaponics system
Wildlife habitats
Litter and waste reduction programs.
Download the SSN fact sheet to find out more about how the program works.
Professional Learning Accreditation for Teachers
DEC teachers who attend our SSN meetings can register for two hours of accredited professional learning through their DEC portal. Council will provide a code to all the teachers prior to the meeting for registration.
More information
To join the Sustainable Schools Network or for further enquiry, please contact Council’s Sustainability Projects Officer via email or call 9911 6555.