Environmental thoughts
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Some thoughts about Environmental Education
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Presentation given by Helen Watkins - head of Environmental Education at Abbotsleigh, on 7 March at St Finbar's Primary, Glenbrook
Transcript of Environmental thoughts
Some thoughts about
Environmental Education
How can we ask children to care about something if they have no real connection to
it?
How do we develop a sense of caring?
Through contactownership example education
Embedding Environmental Education firmly into the curriculum so it becomes the responsibility of ALL, not just one or two
Composting, worms, recycling, energy efficiency
Using outside as a classroomDevelop a sense of place through
creation, use, knowledge – get them intimately connected with their world
Encouraging the use of all five senses:
Sight - Observation: data collection – and use the data in mathematicsdocumenting change over time (Climate Watch)matching colours
Sound: Music; listening as an observation; poetry; drama
Touch: Get your hands dirty – what is the difference between sand, clay and mud?What can you build with sticks, leaves, stones, clay. Weaving
Taste:Grow it, cook it, eat it.
Smell:Identify plants by their smell. What do compost/soil/wet bush/rain/thunderstorms smell like?
