Sustainable Schools

"One of the best PD workshops I have attended in 12 years of teaching. Well done! " (Adult Workshop Participant)

"Excellent Workshop! Interactive, engaging and uplifting. Thankyou." (Adult Workshop Participant)

Council and Community Workshops

Adult workshops can be booked for community events, Teacher Environmental Network Meetings as well as organisations looking to incorporate sustainable practices into their workplace. We have been booked by a range of councils, schools, waste management groups and other community groups. Workshops available for Council and Community 

• Grant Writing
• Energy Efficiency in the home
• Sustainability Policy and Planning
• The CERES Energy Trailer (workshops focused on Renewable Energy)
• Green Purchasing
• Setting Up Teacher Environment Networks
• Worm Farms and Composting
• Rethinking Waste
• Sustainable Food
• Sustainable Gardening
• Electric Vehicle (Great for a Council Lunchtime Session!)

Teacher Professional Development Workshops

Our highly experienced sustainability education facilitators can come to you and deliver a variety of PD workshops, that focus on sustainability issues as well as curriculum development (VELS and VCE).

MOMENTUM – Sustainable Schools Initiative Refresher

An annual refresher to maintain the momentum of your Sustainable School

What are are the emerging issues?  How can new socio-environmental challenges be reflected in the curriculum? Are all the staff aware & trained to guide the program across all areas of operations & curriculum? What is the status of your School Environmental Management Plan (SEMP)? Have all the sustainability actions you originally planned been undertaken? Are there areas that need improvement? What are the plans for the future? Kick start your school into a new and improved stage of sustainability!

Curriculum Planning for Sustainability- VELS and the E5 Model

This workshop helps schools audit their current curriculum and celebrate where sustainability is being covered. A CERES facilitator will then help identify areas of possible improvement in the school’s Scope and Sequence and explore how to use the E5 Model as way to shape classroom instruction and learning units.

Other Teacher Professional Development Workshops

• Creating Student Action Teams
• Whole School Sustainability Action Planning
• School Audits: Energy and Waste 
• Climate Change- How Children Feel

For more information, please contact Briony Tronson - CERES Incursions Manager
Email: incursions@ceres.org.au or  Phone: (03) 9389 0133