How does your school or teachers connect students to the reef to promote CARE?

Teach conservation and respect for the environment, the world's oceans and its interconnected ecosystems (i.e. coral reefs, mangroves, sea grass beds)

Students can list how their own actions can positively or negatively impact reef related ecosystems.

Which Reef Guardian School Program curriculum resources were used to help students LEARN?

Reef Guardian School videos or webinars

Environmental days (World Ocean Day, Plastic Free July, Walk to School days, National Recycle week).

Participate in Reef Guardian School Teacher Professional Development Opportunities/Workshops

Eco challenge

Which Reef Authority resources were used to help students LEARN?

Reef Authority Educational Videos (i.e. Classification of Reef Creatures, Great Barrier Reef Aquarium YouTube channel, Reef Authority Youtube channel)

Which LEARN topics were covered this year?

Water quality

Marine debris

ACT Marine Debris

Marine debris clean-up (i.e. clean up a local beach/river/creek, clean up Australia Day)

Litter reduction in school (i.e. clean up proactive program)

Education on assembly, newsletters and posters (i.e. educate school community with a talk at assembly, newsletters and posters)

ACT Reducing waste and recycling

Compost Bins

Worm Farms

Recycling program (i.e. start a recycling program at your school)

ACT Reducing energy

Using/installing solar

Encourage students to turn off electrical equipment when not in use (i.e. lights, fans,)

ACT Gardens and habitat restoration

Wetlands restoration

Upkeep native garden or produce garden

Take an opportunity to immerse your class in nature

ACT Engage in a community/school challenge

Participate in a local or international interschool STEM or environmentally focused event/challenge

Celebrate Environmental days (i.e. World Ocean Day, Plastic Free July, Walk to School days, National Recycle Week etc).

ACT Citizen Science Projects

Excursions to local waterway, parks, farms, reef

Who did you SHARE or collaborate with in the community?

Your local government (i.e. councils, municipalities, locality)

Collaborate with another school in conservation activity or learning opportunity

How did you SHARE your achievements, messaging or achievements?

Use the Reef Guardian Online Portal or Closed Facebook group to share your achievements or connect with other Reef Guardian Schools (i.e. photos, resources, organizing an interschool event)

Partner organisation participation in ‘school led’ environmental activity/project

Publicise within the school community (e.g. assembly, newsletters, social media)

How did you SHARE Reef Guardian School Program membership?

Display RGS Fence sign

How did your school Care, Learn, Act and Share to promote the next generation of reef STEWARDs?

Support Reef Restoration activities with local partners at a site on the reef or your local marine protected area

Complete at least one action from Care, Learn, Act and Share

Change the mind set of students to instil life long learning and positive nature behaviours

Be an active Reef Guardian School by completing an annual action plan >3 years in a row