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Welcome to Environmental and Sustainability Education

When environmental and sustainability education is incorporated into the school curriculum, students:

• learn about the environment
• develop skills to investigate and solve issues in the environment
• acquire attitudes of care and concern for the environment
• adopt behaviours and practices which protect the environment, and
• understand the principles of ecologically sustainable development

What's happening...

  Ministerial Media Release - 2010 Year for Learning for Sustainability

The Minister for Education and Training Verity Firth today announced the 2010 school year would have an environmental flavour as she welcomed students and teachers back to the classroom. Find out more... 

2010 Environmental Education conference

There is still time to register for this major professional learning event for Environmental Education Centres and school teachers. The conference will be hosted at the University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown on 9 February 2010. Registrations close Tuesday 2 February. Find out more...

DET intranet site for Environment and Sustainability

This intranet website provides information and guidance for DET staff on environmental and sustainability planning, action and achievement.  Information is also available on the Award Recognition Program, which celebrates the "Year of Learning for Sustainability" in 2010 and encourages students, teachers and staff in schools, Institutes and Directorates to share their achievements and improvements in sustainability education and management. Find out more...  

 Clean up Australia Day 2010

School communities can become involved in this great initiative by participanting in the Schools Clean up Day, 5 March 2010.  Find out more...

Competitions and Awards for 2010

• Award Recognition Program - to celebrate the Year for Learning for Sustainability 2010
• Connected Learning Awards - WeCreate flyer (pdf 167KB)
• Enviro Inspiro
• Murder under the Microscope

 Grant information for schools 2010 

Information on grants available to schools in relation to environmental activities.

Green dates for schools

Contributions and suggestions are welcomed.  Please send your suggestions and/or contributions to ease@det.nsw.edu.au. 

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