Environmental Education Programs
The concept and reality of climate change is daunting for adults, let alone kids. Grassroots Sustainability is all about educating to maximise positive behaviour change for a healthier environment and a brighter future, and its at schools where we do our best work.
We aim to educate and inspire people of all ages through fun, engaging and interactive activities which are bound to change the way people live their everyday life. Our selection of hands-on activities focusing on sustainable living can be run at your school, at a suitable place nearby, or at the abundant Anglesea Community Garden.
Activities can be tailored to suit age groups, subject areas and relevant curriculum. The selection below is a sample only and many more options are available. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
integrated waste audit
A great place to start – a whole school waste audit with your class or group. Working out what the problems are at your school and coming up with some solutions to fix them. This is the start of positive environmental change within your school and a great way for your school to save money.
Local food cook-up
The way to any student’s brain is through their stomach! What better way to learn about local food than to pick, prepare and eat it yourself. While we’re preparing a delectable meal, we discuss the problems with our current food system - food miles, transportation, packaging, globalization, economy, health, etc. We finish up with the effects that changing food habits can have on the climate emergency, before digging into the feast!
Green to Brown
We look into the biggest waste issue currently facing Australia (and it’s not the recycling one…) This one is easily overcome - organic waste. We look at the facts and figures of problems associated with sending organic waste to landfill. We flip the problem into a basic solution that everyone can do at home or work - composting.
Urban Foraging
Come for a wander and be amazed at how many nourishing, abundant and overlooked plants surround us! Creative cuisines meet the opportunistic omnivore with expert plant identification. What better way to do this than with a game of spotto… Whilst wandering, we taste a selection of weeds and discuss how we could best utilise their delicious delights.
Edible Garden education
We take a stroll around a beautiful, productive edible garden. Along our way, we’ll observe, smell, touch and maybe even nibble. We look at the whole growing process from seed, to seedling, to plant, to fruit, to plate and then finally to waste. Along the way we discuss seasonality of produce, biomes and climates, companion planting, organic growing principles, and the benefits of eating local. A great day out!
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