AUSMEPA; what teachers should know!

To ensure that teachers understand what AUSMEPA has to offer in the way of free, and copyright free, educational resources here is a short video to help you.



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SPOTLIGHT ON: Holloways Beach Environmental Education Centre

Louise admiring some of the excellent posters created by students

Queensland, Australia, is luckier than most to have 26 environmental and outdoor education centres spread throughout the state. 

The most northerly of these is Holloways Beach in Far North Queensland near Cairns. Off shore lies the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

The centre is a camp for all of the schools in the Cairns area as well as a day excursion destination.

Boating skills, science studies. leadership and sustainability activities make the centre a popular draw card for students in the region. Along with a diverse natural area to explore the camp has a variety of aquarium specimens including 'Snappy Tom' the baby crocodile and a touch tank. 

Touch tank

Snappy Tom

Like all Environmental Centres around Australia, Holloways Beach are invited to receive AUSMEPA's free poster packs as either pre or post visit resources for visiting schools.





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Marine coastal conservation project and student leadership

AUSMEPA has finally launched the eagerly awaited student, teacher and community support materials for marine and coastal conservation projects.. 

Is it time for your students to organise their own exciting coastal conservation project? 

The AUSMEPA website will help students plan their next project. 

• It is full of new ideas about what kind of innovative projects they can do with community partners. 
• There is a full communication tool kit to help students run their local community education programs
• The site provides specific advice for schools wanting to initiate habitat restoration projects.
• Students are advised about methods for creating digital photographic libraries of their local coastal environment that can have conservation applications in the future

Community groups are also provided with help and advice how best to work with schools and students. It asks community groups to think outside the box and ask students to help them run their public education programs.

This leadership program is designed around helping students identify a coastal conservation project either independently of with a partner. It has a wide range of planning tools to help students understand all the necessary stages that they need to address when planning a project. Throughout their project, students are developing their leadership skills.

The website is divided into sections:                                                                                                                 

1. Start here: provides students with a summary and checklist for deciding on a project and planning it.
2. Students: this is a detailed reference section for students to dip into at the different stages of organising their project.
3. Teachers: assists teachers in supporting their students through the process and provides advice about building in student wellbeing issues that may relate to school policy.
4. Community: is designed to help community groups develop partnerships with schools.
5.  Photo survey: provides procedures for students using digital cameras and GPS units to make libraries of conservation images for future use.
6. Revegetation: suggests some methods specific to schools for organising a revegetation project.

To access these free materials click here

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