Online AAEE Learning Circle - Two Paths Strong at the Maam Giingana School - 11 June 2026 - Clark Webb

Booking link at Humanitix

When: Thursday 11 June 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Where: Zoom

Who: Co-hosted with AAEE and Clark Webb, founder of the Maam Giingana School.

Cost: $10/$5 for non-AAEE members,  $0 for AAEE members and AAEE volunteers (not sure what AAEE is? see below). Donations for this month's AAEE Learning Circle will go directly to the Maam Giingana School.

Event Information:

Join Clark Webb, founder of the Maam Giingana School, the first bilingual Aboriginal-language school in NSW. He will share the vision that drove its creation and highlight the importance of building a school grounded in culture, identity, and strong educational outcomes.

Southern Tablelands Ecosystems Park (STEP) Tour 13th June 2026 National Arboretum Canberra

 

Booking link at Humanitix

When: Saturday 13 June 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Where: Starts at National Arboretum Canberra, Village Centre front entrance, followed by a walk in Forest 20 (aka the STEP garden), (optional) returning for tea/coffee/chats to the Village Centre.

Who: Co-hosted with AAEE and the National Arboretum Canberra

Cost: $10 for non-AAEE members, $1 for AAEE members and $0 for AAEE volunteers (not sure what AAEE is? see below)

Event Information:

Learn all about one of Canberra's best-kept secrets, the Southern Tablelands Ecosystems Park (aka the STEP garden)! 

STEP is a regional botanic garden, education and conservation site that showcases native species of the Southern Tablelands, including eucalypt woodlands, grasslands, and understorey plants characteristic of the local region.

Important: Meet at the National Arboretum’s Village Centre front/ carpark entrance, at 1pm sharp. Please wear suitable walking shoes and appropriate clothing, it can be windy and cold this time of the year. More about the National Arboretum. More about the STEP garden. After the walk join other environmental educators at the Arboretum Café for coffee and a networking opportunity.

Nature Pedagogy in ECEC - Winter - From Fire to Flourishing 27 June 2026 with Gabby Millgate and the Woden Valley Early Learning Centre team

 

Booking link at Humanitix

When: Saturday 27 June 2026 11:00 am – 1:00pm

Where: Woden Valley Child Care Centre, 1 Dann Cl, Garran ACT 2605, Australia

Who: The session will be co-run by Gabby Millgate, AAEE and the Woden Valley Early Learning Centre.

Cost: $45 for non-AAEE members, $25 for members (not sure what AAEE is? see below)

 

Event Information:

This is not a workshop about nature pedagogy. It’s a chance to experience it—and take it back with you.

This seasonal learning experience designed for early childhood educators and primary school teachers based on the Woden Valley Early Learning Centre Winter Nature Pedagogy Program

This winter session invites participants to experience nature pedagogy through fire, food, story, and strategy.

Follow the smell of popcorn - sit by the fire, cook stone soup with a story, & experience winter nature pedagogy for yourself.

Country as Teacher Workshop 20th August 2026 with Monty Nixon

 

Booking link at Humanitix

When: Thursday 20th August 2026 4:00 – 6:30pm

Where: The Crosbie Morrison Room, Australian National Botanical Gardens

Who: The session will be co-run by University of Canberra PhD student Monty Nixon.

 

Event Information:

For many Indigenous people of Australia, indeed across the globe, Country is and has always been the central knowledge-holder.

For Millennia, direct learning with Country taught people how to live in relational reciprocity, seeding social and ecological harmony and balance. 

This workshop invites you to consider the pedagogic opportunities of reinvigorating a way of knowing, being and doing in the teaching and learning of Environmental Education that honours this old wisdom.

Join AAEE ACT at the Premiere Screening of 'On the Edge' - 12 May 2026, this event is now fully subscribed

Meet some of your fellow Environmental Educators, at the 'On the Edge ' Premiere Screening, National Film and Sound Archive. 

When: 

Tuesday 12 May 2026

What to do: 

* Book here https://events.humanitix.com/on-the-edge-film-screening Discussion following the film will delve further into the question of sustainable development and urban sprawl.

* Let us know you are coming at aaeeact@gmail.com so we can coordinate meeting up on the night!

* View the movie trailer here On the Edge - Trailer.

* Find out more about the Western Edge campaign here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yfu7mFaI50

April 2026 Newsletter

 

How beautiful is Canberra and the region right now?  

Yuma dear Environmental Educators in the Canberra Region 

Welcome to the April 2026 edition of the Australian Association for Environmental Education ACT branch newsletter. To bilby hop right into it click the image below or here.

ACT AAEE is moving to Canva and mailchimp emails for most of our member and network updates this year.

Linger-longer type posts, written by members and our amazing local EE providers, will still be posted on this blogspot.

To get ACT-specific updates by email, email us to say hi at aaeeact@gmail.com. It's free to join the local subscription email list. 

To also get all the national and international EE news and event alerts straight to your inbox, plus a stack of member-only discount perks, join as a member of AAEE here.

Enjoy! 

EVENTS Calendar April and May 2026 April  Tyronne Bell Cultural Walk Black Mountain -  Saturday 11 April 2026 1pm-3pm ACT Heritage Festival -11 April to 10 May 2026 AAEE Learning Circle: Story Ways. Environmental Storytelling for Educators - Thursday 16 April 2026, 4.30pm-5.30pm  Earth Day - 22 April 2026 Critical Forest Studies AJEE special issue launch (register free here) - 22 April 2026, 11.30am-1pm (read free special issue here) The Ripple Effect: Water for Life - climate actions for Schools Don’t miss this free, TQI‑accredited 2‑hour professional learning workshop designed for all ACT educators and offered by the ACT Sustainable Schools Program team! Thursday 30 April 2026, 4.15 pm-6pm More dates can be viewed in the AAEE ACT canva newsletter link here. Have an environmental education event you would like us to promote? Let us know at aaeeact@gmail.com May On the Edge - On the Edge premiere screening at the National Film and Sound Archive book here https://events.humanitix.com/on-the-edge-film-screening, trailer here On the Edge - Trailer. Find out more about the Western Edge campaign here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yfu7mFaI50 Tuesday 12 May 2026 Country as Teacher - AAEE, the Australian National Botanic Gardens and University of Canberra scholar Monty Nixon are co-running the popular Country as Teacher workshop again in term 2, with a date TBA. Register your interest at aaeeact@gmail.com, to receive a priority booking link, and read more here: https://enviroedact.blogspot.com/2026/04/country-as-teacher-workshop-2026-with.html.  Date TBA, 4pm-6pm Click here to see the latest articles at the Australian Journal Environmental Education - AJEE The AJEE's March 2026 special issue / collection, 'Beyond the Metacrisis: Educating for the Future World To come ' has its own playlist on youtube!  Don't miss this - Critical Forest Studies - AJEEs next special issue launch (register free here) - Wednesday 22 April 2026, 11.30am-1pm (read free special issue here, a playlist will be available following the event) JOIN or RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP HERE . Contact the national team at admin@aaee.org.au We're looking forward to meeting new and familiar faces at these events and others we offer throughout the year. Reach the ACT team at aaeeact @gmail.com and check for monthly and other updates at the ACT AAEE blogspot    Kind regards Gabby, Karl-Erik, Glenys, Viv, Jodie and Donella   On behalf of the AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION - ACT Chapter  Working Towards Sustainability | Sharing learning | Working for change | Developing professionally Acknowledgement of Country We would like to acknowledge this ancient Country, with powerful mountains and waterways integral to the life and spirit of Canberra. We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of this landscape and recognise any other peoples and families with connection to these lands and region. We acknowledge the Indigenous knowledge holders both past and present whose ongoing guidance helps ensure healthy relationships between Country and humans; may we, as Environmental Educators’, learn from them to help us deepen our connection with Country. Copyright © 2026 Australian Association of Environmental Education ACT Branch, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive ACT AAEE emails? Let us know at aaeeact@gmail.com

Just in! More events! 

• 11th April: Branching Out Walk: Nature journalling and guided walk
• 18th April: Branching Out Walk: The plants and animals of Stromlo Woodland

March 2026 Newsletter - Don't miss out on a big 20 % World Environmental Education Congress member discount!

 

Welcome to Autumn 2026 

Dear Environmental Educators

Welcome to the March 2026 edition of the Australian Association for Environmental Education ACT branch newsletter. 

Coming up in Autumn: 

• AJEE Special Issue online launch event - Beyond the Metacrisis: Educating for the World to Come, Monday 23 March 2026, Online 12 - 1.30pm (AEDT).  The event is hosted by AJEE and the Special Issue Guest Editors Ruth Irwin (Independent Academic) and Sandra Wooltorton (The University of Notre Dame AU). Identifying the interconnected problems means we can do something about it. (Register here)

• Black Mountain Tour for environmental educators, with Tyronne Bell and AAEE - 11 April 1-3pm (tickets and details here $50 pp, or members $25, ie 50% discount for members - renew or join here). There are so many wonderful educators providing glorious educational and relaxing walks and talks in Canberra - looking at you Wildbark! - there is truly something for all ages and interests, check some out this Autumn!

• AAEE Learning Circle: Story Ways. Environmental Storytelling for Educators, Thu, 16 Apr, 4:30pm - 5:30pm AEST (Register here - free for members). In this special Learning Circle join storyteller Anna Jarrett for an exploration of environmental storytelling as a powerful teaching tool and a way to connect people and nature. ‘Story Ways’ is a toolkit that introduces the foundations of working with oral storytelling.

• ACT Early Childhood Climate Strategy workshop (date TBA, presented by Gabby Millgate - Nature Pedagogy Leader Woden Valley Early Learning Centre, President, AAEE ACT

• Input an environmental education perspective into ACT's new Nature Conservation Strategy https://yoursayconversations.act.gov.au/nature-conservation-strategy-2025 (Consultation closes 27 March)

• Get your tickets to the World Environmental Education Congress in Perth in September 2026  - at a 20% discount for members, renew or join here)

Green Dates courtesy of Sustainable Schools Program

• World Frog Day – 20 March 2026
• National Ride2School Day – 20 March 2026
• World Water Day – 22 March 2026
• National Eucalypt Day – 23 March 2026
• World Meteorological Day – 23 March 2026
• Earth Hour – 28 March 2026
• International Day of Zero Waste – 30 March 2026
• ACT Heritage Festival -11 April to 10 May 2026
• Earth Day - 22 April 2026