Schools & Environmental Education

Aug 20

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Environmental education connects observation, knowledge and practical care. School and community projects may investigate local biodiversity, grow food, restore habitat, test water, reduce waste or monitor seasonal change. Strong programs are age-appropriate, inclusive, linked to learning goals and designed for safe long-term care.

Wide natural-light view of an inclusive group of school students and educators learning outdoors in an Australian garden and native habitat area. Students plant and examine vegetation with supervised hand tools, record observations on clipboards and investigate a small rock-edged pond among raised beds, native plants and mature trees. — Primary and secondary students learn alongside educators in an Australian school garden, combining hands-on planting, close observation and habitat exploration to build practical knowledge of plants, biodiversity and healthy ecosystems.

What This Index Covers

This index covers project ideas, curriculum links, permissions, child safety, cultural guidance, accessible participation, risk assessment, site preparation, citizen science, garden and habitat projects, evidence of learning, maintenance and community partnerships.

Browse Resources

Browse the resource areas currently organised under this index. Links can be added as reviewed articles and records are published.

Learning programs - Connecting practical activities to clear learning outcomes.

School gardens - Planning safe, accessible food and habitat growing spaces.

Biodiversity and monitoring - Observing species and environmental change with suitable protocols.

Restoration and waste projects - Linking action to causes, maintenance and measurable outcomes.

Partnerships - Working with families, Traditional Owners, councils and local groups.

Evaluation and continuity - Recording learning, ecological results and care between terms.

Read First

Before using these resources for identification, growing, harvesting, conservation, community work or other practical decisions, read:

Child Safety, Permissions and Inclusive Participation

Cultural Knowledge and Appropriate Community Guidance

Long-Term Maintenance Beyond the Launch Day

Coverage and Evidence

Resources must be adapted to participant age, ability, site and school procedures. A public listing does not replace risk assessment, supervision, consent or organisational approval. Cultural content requires appropriate authority and attribution. Avoid projects that expose children to contaminated soil, toxic plants, unsafe tools, waterways or personal-location sharing without suitable controls.

The Earth's Resource Map and Learn library are being built progressively. Indexed means that a topic or resource can be connected to its identity, source and broad context; it does not mean that every claim has been verified or localised. Evidence is assessed claim by claim. Where information is missing, uncertain, restricted or location-dependent, that limitation should remain visible.

Last Reviewed

19 August 2026

This date records review of this index-page copy and its resource structure. Individual articles, records, laws, project details and evidence may have different publication and review dates.