Sustainable Schools

The Manningham Teachers Environment Network (TEN) has been set up to support teachers in the Manningham municipality. The network is funded by Manningham City Council and coordinated by Carolyn Shurey from CERES Community Environment Park.

The first meeting of the Manningham TEN started in May 2011 and currently meets once a term at various venues and schools in and around the Manningham area.

Our group aims are to:
•    Provide an opportunity for teachers to network, share resources, knowledge, experiences and skills relevant to education for sustainability in school
•    Support teachers in delivering an integrated sustainability curriculum relevant to the Manningham area
•    Support and encourage schools involved in the ResourceSmart-AuSSI Vic program
•    Create coordinated actions across schools in the Manningham municipality with connections to council services and other local organisations or ...
•    Connect Manningham Council goals with local school/teachers’ goals

If you are part of a school in the Manningham municipality or a local community organisation, please join our network by clicking on 'join network' at in the bottom right hand corner of this page. We'd love to hear from you!
Our meeting details will be updated regularly and uploaded to this page.

Check out our forum by clicking here.

Please share your sustainability program ideas, curriculum resources and anything else you think will support our group.
 

A summary of our first meeting Term 2, 2011 at Currawong Bush Park can be found in the attachments below and at our furum which also contains links to the waste resources that were shared on the night.

Our second meeting was held on Thursday August 18th, 2011 at Eltham North Primary School. We had a tour of the school, a presentation by Jo Harward (suatainability coordinator) about the schools journey to 5 Star fame and discussed some of the issues that schools involved in the program face on a day-to-day basis. Notes to be posted below.

Our next meeting will be focusing on Getting Savvy with SETS, Thursday 20th Oct, at Heidi Room, Manningham Council, 699 Doncaster Rd, Doncaster. See more details in flier below. This meeting is also open to schools outside of the Manningham area.

Local events for Manningham Schools:

Sustainability Workshop Day
Friday 16 September 8.30am - 3.30pm
Currawong Bush Park
A unique opportunity for young people in Manningham schools to teach and learn, recognise each other's achievements and become a part of the sustainability solution. Priamry school students will hear from a young sustainability leader and participate in a range of workshops presented by students from Manningham secondary schools. Transport to and from the event venue will be provided. For more info visit www.manningham.vic.gov.au/lead2sustain
*Free sustainability event*

Manningham Youth Sustainability Forum
Friday 28 October 8.30am - 3.30pm
Manningham Function Centre
The Forum is a free, one day event for young leaders in Manningham secondary schools to research and develop exciting new ideas for living more sustainably now and into the future. Environmental groups and organisations will display ways of using water and energy, and managing biodiversity and minimising litter and hosuehold waste. For more info visit www.manningham.vic.gov.au/lead2sustain
*Free sustainability event*
See also fliers below for more details.