Past Student Environment Days

Each year the SEED project coordinates four student environment days targeting grade 5 students in North East Victorian primary schools.  The Student Environment Days have now been operating for just over four years and during that time we have hosted over 3000 students from 120 schools in North East Victoria.  These students are the future caretakers of our planet, so it is great to know they have had the opportunity to learn from some of the top environmentalists in our area.

I would like to thank the many Natural Resource Management groups who continuously provide us with a huge variety of top class presenters who are so willing to volunteer their time and share their knowledge to help the students in the north east understand how the environment works and issues related to it. 

Benalla - Term One, 2013

Around 180 students from the Benalla and Mansfield areas attended the North East School Environment Day on Thursday the 7th March.  It was held in the ideal environment on the foreshore surrounding the Benalla Civic Centre, which provided much needed shade and a beautiful natural environment. 

The School Environment Day involved students from Benalla College, St. Joseph's Benalla, Mansfield Primary, St. Joseph's Beechworth, Winton Primary and the Australian Christian College - Hume.
 
It  involved a great team of presenters from NevRwaste, North East Water, North East Catchment Management Authority, Benalla Rural City, Cleanaway, Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority, Benalla Sustainable Futures Group, the Department of Sustainability and Environment, SES and the Rural City of Wangaratta.

Check out the pictures to see what they got up to:

Bones, Skins & Skulls	Waste Wise	Cambomba

Water Bugs	Electricity	Natural Disasters
Web of Life	Filtering Water	NO Plastic Bags

Recycling	The Group	Investigation

Wangaratta - Term 4, 2012

Around 200 students from the Wangaratta area attended the North East School Environment Day at  Park Lane Nursery on Thursday the 25th of October. 

The School Environment Day involved students from Wangaratta, Yarrunga, St. Patricks, Rutherglen and Broken Creek Primary Schools.
 
It  involved a great team of presenters from NevRwaste, North East Water, North East Catchment Management Authority, Park Lane Nursery, Galen College, Anything Solar, Parks Victoria, the Department of Sustainability and Environment, SES and the Rural City of Wangaratta.
Check out the pictures to see what they got up to:      
 

Anything Solar	Waste Wise	Biodiversity Bingo

Water Bugs	Electricity	Natural Disasters
Web of Life	Filtering Water	Progagating Plants

Our National Parks	Growing Food	Carbon Footprint

Yackandandah - Term 3, 2012

160 students from the Yackandandah area attended the North East School Environment Day at the Yackandandah Sports Complex on Thursday the 2nd of August. 

The School Environment Day involved students from Chiltern Primary, Frayne College, Mitta Mitta Primary, Wodonga South Primary, St. Joseph's Beechworth, Stanley Primary, Wooragee Primary, Yackandandah Primary and the Albury Wodonga Home Schooling Group.

It  involved a great team of presenters from NevRwaste, North East Water, North East Catchment Management Authority, Anything Solar, Cleanaway, the Department of Sustainability and Environment, RED, Landcare, Indigo Shire and Indigo North Community Health. Check out the pictures to see what they got up to:

Anything Solar	Waste Wise	Listening to Owls

Storm Water	Energy Use	Recycling
Web of Life	Filtering Water	Student Power

Soft Plastics	Planting for Wildlife	Yackandandah Sports Complex

The School Environment Day is held once per term in different Shires throughout the North East of Victoria, and provides a great opportunity for organisations to educate the community about their area of environmental sustainability and for schools to gain knowledge and understanding in these areas.

The SEED website provides many curriculum materials and links to further information to support the learning of both teachers and students in environmental education, enabling the learning from this day to continue back in the classrooms later. For information about the Student Environment Day, please contact Linda Anania, SEED Project Support Officer, on 03 5722 9232.

Yarrawonga - Term 2, 2012

180 students from the Yarrawonga area attended the North East School Environment Day at the J.C. Lowe Oval in Yarrawonga on Thursday the 3rd of May. 

The School Environment Day involved students from Yarrawonga PS; Sacred Heart PS; Tungamah PS and St. Joseph's PS Cobram.

It  involved a great team of presenters from NevRwaste, North East Water, North East Catchment Management Authority, Parks Victoria, the Department of Sustainability and Environment, Goulburn Murray Waterwatch; Moira Shire and some students from Galen College in Wangaratta.

Check out the pictures to see what they got up to:      
 

Parks	Nude Food	Testing Water

Waste Wise	Filtering Water	Carbon Footprint
Water Bugs	Galen Year 9 Presenters	Web of Life

The School Environment Day is held once per term in different Shires throughout the North East of Victoria, and provides a great opportunity for organisations to educate the community about their area of environmental sustainability and for schools to gain knowledge and understanding in these areas. 

 The SEED website provides many curriculum materials and links to further information to support the learning of both teachers and students in environmental education, enabling the learning from this day to continue back in the classrooms later.

 For information about the Student Environment Day, please contact Linda Anania, SEED Project Support Officer, on 03 5722 9232.