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NRM Education

Supporting environmental sustainability in schools

NRM Education supports schools and sites that are interested in exploring environmental sustainability in their learning programs and management practices.  We work in partnership with the Department for Education and Children's Services (DECS) and the Department for Environment and Heritage (DEH) to implement the Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative - SA (AuSSI-SA); which is an internationally recognised, best-practice model guiding schools in their exploration of sustainability.

Your site can access the following support from NRM Education:

  • Professional development
  • School visits 
  • School Environmental Management Planning
  • Expertise and resources for environmental sustainability projects
  • Curriculum planning support
  • Education Sessions
  • Resources and equipment

NRM Education - overview (80KB pdf)

If you are unsure of which region your school or site is in please see schools and sites by NRM Education Office, below:

 

Professional Development

Events Calendar (43KB pdf)

Professional Development Opportunities Term 2, 2009 (43KB pdf)

Professional Development Registration Form (330KB pdf)

 

Education Sessions - Workshops and Excursions

If you would like your class to do a workshop or excursion with NRM Education please fill out and return the Workshops and Excursions Application Form (945KB Word doc). For further information about each workshop/excursion, please see Workshops and Excursions descriptions (114KB pdf). If you choose a catchment crawl or wetlands excursion you will also need to see overviews and follow-up forms below.

If you have booked a wetlands tour please read Why Wetlands overview for teachers (180kb pdf) and return the Why Wetlands follow-up form (132kb pdf) with your activities preferences.

If you have booked a Torrens or Patawalonga catchment crawl with NRM Education please read the applicable overview document and return the follow-up form with your activities preferences:

Catchment Crawl overview for teachers [River Torrens Catchment] (200kb pdf)

Catchment Crawl follow-up form [River Torrens Catchment] (139kb pdf)

Patawalonga Catchment Crawl overview for teachers [Patawalonga Catchment] (330kb pdf)

Patawalonga Crawl follow-up form [Patawalonga Catchment] (261kb pdf)

 

 

Events

If you would like NRM Education to participate in an event you are holding (not an education session), please fill out the following form and fax back to your local NRM Education office.

Event Participation Request (286kb pdf)