How does your school or teachers connect students to the reef to promote CARE?
Have displays and nature positive messaging in the classroom/ school
Teach conservation and respect for the environment, the world's oceans and its interconnected ecosystems (i.e. coral reefs, mangroves, sea grass beds)
Develop and practice snorkelling skills (theory and pool)
Students explore Marine career pathways or participate in marine related work experience
Which Reef Guardian School Program curriculum resources were used to help students LEARN?
Eye on the Reef Rapid Monitoring
Reef Guardian activities embedded into school work programs.
Which LEARN topics were covered this year?
Water quality
Marine debris
Conservation
Fishing and overfishing
Marine Biology
ACT Marine Debris
Marine debris clean-up (i.e. clean up a local beach/river/creek, clean up Australia Day)
Education on assembly, newsletters and posters (i.e. educate school community with a talk at assembly, newsletters and posters)
ACT Gardens and habitat restoration
Aquaponics or hydroponics
Aquarium set up (e.g. Red claw)
ACT Citizen Science Projects
Eye on the Reef sighting app or enter in data from Rapid Monitoring and 360 Benthic snorkel survey
Marine Monitoring Program- water quality
Excursions to local waterway, parks, farms, reef
Who did you SHARE or collaborate with in the community?
Marine park based or your local industry/business (e.g. tourism operation)
How did you SHARE Reef Guardian School Program membership?
Reward Reef Guardians with environmental leader awards
On share information via social media or word of mouth
How did your school Care, Learn, Act and Share to promote the next generation of reef STEWARDs?
Visit the inshore or outer reef for a local field trip and enter in data to ensure it is citizen science data