Inspire sustainability: Embedding sustainability in your educational service or setting

Inspire sustainability: embedding sustainability in your educational service or setting

Our emphasis will be on behaviour change and practical, real-world examples and projects produced by early childhood services and primary school. Learn how to influence both children and adults in your service or setting to make a real, meaningful difference.

Webinar 1: Explore and Play – Introduction to hands-on, inquiry-based STEM learning and exploration

• Overview of sustainability education and inquiry-based learning, focusing on the importance of playfulness and joy as impetuses for change
• Interactive demonstrations of STEM explorations using items found around the home
• Creating a rich learning environment to stimulate discoveries, enrich sustainability learning opportunities and nurture curiosity in children and adults alike
• Discovering everyday phenomena and explanations of basic scientific concepts
• Resourcing sustainable activities, learning how to use what you already have for fantastic explorations

Date: Tuesday, 15 February 2022

Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm AEDT

Webinar 2: Play and Reflect – Process to practice

• Reflection on what has been learned so far, what has worked well and how to overcome challenges
• Learning techniques to find sustainable solutions in everyday situations, making sustainability accessible to young children
• Discussion of next steps to integrate sustainability further in individual circumstances

Date: Tuesday, 22 February 2022

Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm AEDT

The webinars are scheduled to run for 1.5 hours each and include a Q&A session. You will be engaged in hands-on activities during both sessions, for which you will receive a materials list in advance.

Questions? Email us at workshops@littlescientists.org.au.

TQI registered PD

Completing this online workshop will contribute 3 hours of NESA Elective Professional Development.