Presentation by Helen Watkins, head of Environmental Education, Abbotsleigh, at St Finbar's Primary, Glenbrook on 7 march 2012

1. Some thoughts about
Environmental
Education

2. How can we ask children to
care about something if they
have no real connection to it?

3. How do we develop a
sense of caring?
Through
contact
ownership
example
education

7.  Embedding Environmental Education
firmly into the curriculum so it becomes
the responsibility of ALL, not just one or
two
 Composting, worms, recycling, energy
efficiency
 Using outside as a classroom
 Develop a sense of place through
creation, use, knowledge – get them
intimately connected with their world

9.  Encouraging the use of all five senses:
Sight - Observation:
data collection – and use the data in mathematics
documenting change over time (Climate Watch)
matching colours
Sound:
Music; listening as an observation; poetry; drama
Touch:
Get your hands dirty – what is the difference between sand, clay and
mud?
What can you build with sticks, leaves, stones, clay. Weaving
Taste:
Grow it, cook it, eat it.
Smell:
Identify plants by their smell.
What do compost/soil/wet bush/rain/thunderstorms smell like?