Sustainability at school
Want to make your school sustainable? Here are some things you can do:
- Incorporate sustainability education into the curriculum.
- Invite Council staff or other guest speakers to come and run a workshop at your school.
- Join the Queensland Environmentally Sustainable Schools initiative (QESSI).
- Become a Reef Guardian School.
- Compost your organic waste or start a worm farm.
- Start a school garden and hold outdoor lessons.
- Consider an excursion to the Holloways Beach Environmental Education Centre.
- Start a “walking school bus” initiative and encourage students to walk or cycle to school.
Council can assist your school in improving its environmental practices and running sustainability education sessions. You can also contact Council for assistance with environmental programs.
Some of Council's projects in this area are: