Sustainable Schools WA

Sustainable Schools WA is an initiative that supports a whole-school approach to education for sustainability, consistent with the Western Australian Curriculum and Australian Curriculum cross curriculum priority of sustainability.

Every school in Western Australia is engaged in some elements of sustainability/education for sustainability through, for example, utilities management, bushland and dune protection activities, reconciliation and other social and wellbeing programs. Sustainable Schools WA supports schools to incorporate this existing work into a whole-school plan.

Topic: Sustainable schools

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Whole-school planning framework for education for sustainability

Sustainable Schools WA provides a whole-school planning framework to help schools to:

identify opportunities for additional sustainability practices
support a culture of sustainability in the school community
develop sustainability action plans with student-centred, action-based teaching and learning programs, tailored to their local context
deliver a range of positive educational outcomes that also create environmental, social and economic benefits.

Sustainable Schools WA also gives schools opportunities to:

network and share examples of good practices in education for sustainability
access resources
partner with a range of organisations that support schools with different aspects of sustainability.

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Sustainable Schools WA - information sheet

Aims to support schools with a whole-school planning framework that focuses on increasing the knowledge, skills and understandings of education for sustainability within school communities.