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.

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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