Environmental Education Policy

This policy supports effective environmental education programs in government schools in NSW, it provides guidelines on the management of school resources in accordance with ecological sustainability, and is a starting point for addressing global environmental issues. more

NSW Environmental Education Plan 2007-10

The Green School Challenge

A comprehensive web area has been developed by Asset Management to assist schools with meeting the Department and National Solar Schools Program guidelines. https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/assetmanagement/envisust/solar2.htm#1c

National Solar Schools Program

The Australian Government has recently announced the National Solar Schools Program which will provide funding to schools to install a range of energy and water efficiency measures. more

Sustainable Schools NSW

www.sustainableschools.nsw.edu.au – Supporting Sustainability in Your School

The website assists schools with developing or updating their SEMP. It has a:

Template for a School Environmental Management Plan. This on-line planning scaffold will help you and your environment team develop or update a set of environmental learning and action plans specific to the needs of your school.
Resource Centre – which includes Sustainable School case studies, student learning resources, professional learning events, grant and funding information.

School Environmental Management Plans

School Environmental Management Plans are a tool to help schools plan and coordinate environmental education. It is an integrated systems approach for the environmental well being of a school.

The School Environmental Management Plan ( SEMP) should incorporate 3 sections;

Curriculum
Management of resources
Management of school grounds

Brewongle staff can assist your school in all aspects of developing a SEMP.

Environmental Audits

Audits are integral to the development of a School Environmental Management Plan. Audits involve a process of evaluating the school curriculum and measuring and monitoring the use of resources and school grounds. They provide information that enables your school to plan for future improvement in environmental protection. more

Environmental Projects

The centre has qualified staff and links to other agencies to provide quality support in the following;

Landscape design
Bushtucker garden design in conjunction with the centre’s Aboriginal educator
Visits to your school for Environmental Education activities
Advise your school community about using the local area for fieldwork
Rainwater tanks
Energy saving measures for a climate change world
Organisation of special environmental events

Professional Development

Brewongle works closely with schools to develop professional learning programs which involve critically reflecting upon current practice and contributing to collegial dialogue and learning.

The centre is also a great venue to hold your next professional learning day.

Hawkesbury Sustainable Schools Network

Across the Western Sydney Region there are 242 schools and 4 regional sites hosting on a daily basis in excess of 100,000 people. That is a critical mass in terms of environmental impact. We consume significant amounts of water and energy and we also produce our fair share of waste.

The HSSN aims to bring together schools and organisations to enhance our effort in reducing our ecological footprint.

Meetings: Wednesday Week 5 of each Term, Windsor Public School 4pm.

As members of a global community we can make an ‘individual’ effort.