A big thank you to members and friends who joined us at the AGM to congratulate the 2020 awardees:
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Monday 7 December 2020
Bright spots in sustainability and nature education in the ACT
A big thank you to members and friends who joined us at the AGM to congratulate the 2020 awardees:
Sunday 25 October 2020
ACT Chapter AGM 25 November 6 PM Botanic Gardens and ZOOM
ACT Chapter AGM 2020 (AGM papers here)
All welcome
Date and time - 25 November 5.30, 5.45 PM gates close, 6 PM sharp AGM start - 6.50 PM AGM close, followed by ACT's 2020 Environmental Education Excellence awardees presentations and a 1-hour custom twilight tour of the gardens Indigenous Plant Use Tour.
Venue - Crosbie Morrison Building patio and Education Lawn, and via ZOOM
Australian National Botanic Gardens.
🍷 BYO Late Spring Picnic 🍒
RSVP ESSENTIAL please to aaeeact@gmail.com
Nominations to executive are very welcome, please email to receive nomination papers
Tuesday 8 September 2020
FREE - Under the Sea Environmental Theatre ZOOM - a conversation with tips and tricks with DanceKids and Take Flight Education director Sue Jones
Friday 4 September 2020
ENVIRONMENTAL THEATRE COMBINES SCIENCE PLUS DANCE TO BRING THE WONDERS OF THE NATURAL WORLD INTO SCHOOLS, MINDS AND HEARTS
In this excerpt from her ACT 2020 Environmental Educator of the Year nomination, we see how Sue Jones has used both her science background and her dance and choreography instruction skills to deliver environmental education curriculum and teacher professional development that bridges both learning areas.Wednesday 22 July 2020
AAEE 2020 Conference Online Forum 30 September - Registrations Open
AAEE 2020 Conference Online Forum
Sunday 5 July 2020
Old Ways And New
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Host a screening of 'The Story of Plastic' - brought to you by Story of Stuff
July 2020
From the ACT Chapter PresidentTo all those hardworking colleagues in the ACT who think Environmental Education is important (very important as the Climate Emergency becomes reality), well done you have made it to the end of the term! This has been a crazy exhausting year, some say it feels like an alternate reality ...
At a Glance - Events Coming UpPlastic Free July; Host a screening of 'The Story of Plastic'; ACT Future Film Festival Competition; Trash Gather Educational Program - in-school workshops; 4th August ACT Green Ed Drinks - Online with the National Portrait Gallery
Saturday 4 July 2020
Plastic Free July
Link to Plastic Free July. Join millions of people reducing their plastic waste.
Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics?
Friday 5 June 2020
Earth System Education - Are We There Yet?
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Paul Anderson from Bozeman Science - Planetary Boundaries links Earth Science with Sustainability through Earth System Science. Video 1 in the 'AP Environmental Science' series at Paul Andersen's Bozeman Science. |
There's No Such Place as Away, There's No Such Place as Away ...
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And where is this place they call 'Away'? |
Tuesday 2 June 2020
Exploring Fungi - Integrating Biodiversity and the Arts in Primary Years 3 and 4
Saturday 30 May 2020
Abstracts - remaining open indefinately
Click here to go to the Call for Abstracts for both the Conference and Research Symposium.
A one day program is being constructed for an online event 30 September 2020, to be followed by a normal length event at the same time and place in 2021.
Thursday 30 April 2020
Wednesday 15 April 2020
Thursday 20 February 2020
Tuesday 18 February 2020
Climate for Change?
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#SS4C school student Jean Hinchcliffe at the Climate Emergency Summit with the federal member for Warringah NSW, Zali Steggall MP |
ACT Chapter President
Welcome to our new members and friends. As environmental educators, we all have a strong connection to nature and our Aussie plants and animals. It has therefore been devastating to witness this summer and the catastrophic events affecting whole communities and precious ecosystems. But what to do?
Thursday 13 February 2020
NatureArt Play
solo sensory and process art prompts. From paint and clay - to slimes and bubbles - and everything in between, discovering a range of natural themes and materials. Book online at www.natureartlab.com.au or for enquires email info@natureartlab.com.au
Wednesday 12 February 2020
Jerrabomberra Wetlands
Link to Jerrabomberra Wetlands
(Link to Mulligans Flat Education and Link to Woodlands and Wetlands Trust)
Thursday 30 January 2020
RSPCA Kids and Kritters Program
Wednesday 29 January 2020
Future Film - Festival and Competition - Reimagining Canberra’s Future
ACT Parliament of Youth on Sustainability
Nature Play Canberra
The National Arboretum
KidsTeaching Kids
Circular_CBR - Circular Economy Education
National Dinosaur Museum Education
Link to National Dinosaur Museum Schools
Since opening in 1993, the National Dinosaur Museum has grown to be the largest permanent
display of dinosaurs and prehistoric life in Australia. Wander through the Dinosaur Garden, handle million year old fossils, and learn about dinosaurs and their world on one of the museums highly regarded educational tours.
Directory of Environmental, Earth and Sustainability Education providers - ACT
Welcome to the ACT Environmental Education Network Directory
Tuesday 21 January 2020
Friday 3 January 2020
Earth, sustainability and environmental education dates
2020 Calendar for AAEE members and friends - would you like reminders of the main dates in a colourful AAEE Sea Week themed printable PDF? Let us know at aaeeact@gmail and we will get it to you.