Environmentally Sustainable Schools
Environmentally Sustainable Schools
Environmentally Sustainable Schools is the Department of Education & Training strategy for implementing the Environmental Education Policy for schools. It is a linking policy and aims to foster partnerships between government departments to support programs and initiatives, develop close links between directorates within the department so policy, implementation and educational aspects of sustainability are consistent, and support schools, teachers and kids with improved resources, planning, links with the community and professional learning in sustainability education.
Environmentally Sustainable Schools supports the following actions and initiatives in the Department of Education & Training;
School Links
Providing teaching resources
Professional Learning activities
Providing Student Environmental Leadership opportunities
Regional Links
Environmental Education Centre network – providing leadership & guidance to regions & schools
Regional Environmental Education Plans
Regional Environment Committees
State Office Links
Departmental partnerships
Cross directorate actions that support learning eg education aspects of Waterfix and Schools Energy saving fund
Sustainable Schools NSW
NSW Government Links
Through NSW Government Environmnetal Education Plan 'Learning for Sustainability 2007-2010' and the 'NSW Sustainable Schools Initiative'
Other Goverment agencies assistin g the DET with program deliver & sustainability planning
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