Wetlands To Waves environmental education program
The Wetlands to Waves program offers local schools a range of environmental education for sustainability activities, to assist teachers to deliver best practice education linked to the current curriculum.
To find out more about any of the activities, or to book an excursion, please contact the City’s Environmental Education Officer on 08 9411 3444 or email
customer@cockburn.wa.gov.au.
Activities on offer to schools include:
Clean up dayWe can help you to tailor a clean-up day to suit the needs of your class.
Clean-up days can be run at wetlands, parks, bushland or beaches.
Coogee Maritime Trail excursionThe Coogee Maritime Trail provides an interactive experience into maritime archaeology and marine biology experience.
The trail includes both land and sea attractions, including:
- Underwater wreck and sculptures
- Artificial reef
- WA Museum artifacts.
Half day snorkelling and walking excursions can be arranged for small groups.
Suitable for students years 10-12, this excursion provides insight into what the City is doing to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
The excursion includes site visits to coastal and wetland ecosystems where students can see how climate change is impacting the City and what restoration activities are being undertaken.
Half and full day excursions are available.
Revegetation for habitat creation excursionThis excursion offers students the opportunity to help in restoring and rehabilitating a local area, with a focus on revegetating habitats for native fauna (including bandicoots, reptiles, water birds and the endangered Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo).
Half and full day excursions can be arranged for small groups.
Turtle watch programThis program provides an opportunity for students to learn about the
Snake-neck Turtle (Chelodina colliei) of the south-west of Western Australia. Other than the critically endangered western swamp tortoise, they are the only native freshwater turtle species found throughout Perth and have an important role to play in wetland and river health.
The program includes classroom activities, an excursion to the Wetlands Precinct at Bibra Lake and free resources.
Classes work towards a Turtle Watch School Accreditation.
The program is offered in partnership with the
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The City offers the following environmental education kits to encourage your class to discover our natural environment:
- Bird identification class kit
- Ocean fauna snorkel class kit
- Beachcomber’s class kit
- Coogee Maritime Trail kit
The kits are designed for self-guided groups However, by arrangements, the City does offer guided tours.
Environmental education grants
The
Environmental Education for Schools Grants provides schools with funding for one-off activities, to be delivered by professionals in the field of environmental education for sustainability.
Other grants available to schools include the
Sustainability Grants Program (A Better Tomorrow) and the
Native Plant Subsidy.
World Environment Day School Festival - June 2022
This free school festival provides ten lucky schools (one class/school) with the chance to inspire students to celebrate and take responsibility to care for the earth.
Packed full of fun and interactive environmental education, the festival includes:
- Native animal encounters
- Tree planting
- Cultural sessions
- Water themed investigations and more!
Bus transport is provided.
The festival is provided in partnership with
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Registrations open 2022.
Catchments, Corridors and Coasts - professional development sponsorships
Catchments, Corridors and Coasts opens in a new window s a three-day professional development course for environmental educators, including teachers and sustainable school’s initiative participants.
Participants are taken on a journey, exploring environmental issues of importance to us all. Topics cover living sustainably and how each one of us can make a difference. Participants are exposed to issues and solutions while establishing valuable networks with other participants and presenters.
Two Cockburn sponsored positions are available. To express your interest, please contact the City’s Environmental Education Officer on 08 9411 3444 or email
customer@cockburn.wa.gov.au.
Catchments, Corridors and Coasts is presented by the
Australian Association for Environmental Education Western Australia (AAEEWA).
More information and contact
To find out more about environmental education for schools and educators, please contact the City’s Environmental Education Officer on 08 9411 3444 or email
customer@cockburn.wa.gov.au.