School programs on sustainability and the environment
About
- This page has information on environmental and sustainability programs and resources for schools and early learning centres in Cardinia Shire.
- It includes a number of free and paid incursions and excursions, programs and lesson plans.
Free incursions and excursions
Waste incursions
- A new range of free waste incursions are now available for 4 year old kindergartens and schools. Visit our incursion provider's webpage to find out more and submit an expression of interest.
Ecolinc excursions
- Ecolinc is a Victorian Government science excellence centre that runs environmental science excursions to Deep Creek Reserve in Pakenham.
- Topics include frogs, native plants, and wetlands. Online sessions also available.
- Available for primary schools at the Deep Creek Reserve Pakenham. A wide range of environmental science excursions for year F-12 are also available at Ecolinc’s Bacchus Marsh site.
- Schools can book on the Ecolinc website
Environment incursions
- A new range of free environment incursions are now available for 4 year old kindergartens. Visit our incursion provider's webpage to find out more and submit an expression of interest.
Paid incursions and excursions
Visit these websites for more information.
Free programs
Garbage Guts Education
We are supporting a limited number of local pre-school and primary schools with subscriptions to Garbage Guts Education.
Garbage Guts Education is a program that teaches pre-school and primary school aged children to put their waste in the right bins, through a series of short animated videos featuring waste munching monsters.
To register your school's interest, go to the Garbage Guts in Cardinia website
ResourceSmart Schools
A free, award-winning program offered by Sustainability Victoria to help schools embed sustainable practices, saving resources and money for the school.
More info: Sustainability Victoria
Clean up Australia
- Inspiring students to learn about the impact of rubbish on their local environment while playing an active role in the community.
- Offers free resources including gloves and bags for litter collection clean-up events.
- Council can assist by disposing of litter you collect. Email the Waste Team at mail@cardinia.vic.gov.au at least 2 weeks before your clean up event.
More info and to register your event: Clean up Australia
Terracycle
- Schools and kindergartens can become collection points for items that are usually not recyclable or are hard to recycle.
- A range of free collections are available, and some will reward sites for their efforts.
More info: Terracycle
Planet Ark
A range of programs and resources, including printer cartridge recycling, Schools Tree Day and National Recycling Week.
More info: Planet Ark