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Presentation given by Helen Watkins - head of Environmental Education at Abbotsleigh, on 7 March at St Finbar's Primary, Glenbrook

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Some thoughts about Environmental Education
How can we ask children to care about something if they have no real connection to it?
How do we develop a sense of caring? Through contact ownership example education
Environmental thoughts
Environmental thoughts
Environmental thoughts
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
Environmental thoughts
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?
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  • 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?