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)

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

Develop and practice snorkelling skills (theory and pool)

Trip to Low Isles and surrounding reef

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

Reef Guardian activities embedded into school work programs.

Science - Australian Curriculum; Tangaroa Blue Foundation beach clean up

Which LEARN topics were covered this year?

Responsible reef practices and marine life and boating dangers

Coastal development and ecosystem restoration

Marine debris

Conservation

The Great Barrier Reef

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)

Litter surveys and data gathering (data can be entered into Tangaroa Blue website)

ACT Reducing waste and recycling

Compost Bins

Worm Farms

Keeping chickens - feeding them food scraps

Use litter/marine debris to create art- REEFlections RGS unit of work

ACT Reducing energy

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

ACT Gardens and habitat restoration

School kitchen garden (i.e. garden that produces fruit and vegetables for your schools tuckshop)

Upkeep native garden or produce garden

ACT Citizen Science Projects

Tangaroa Blue Australian Marine Debris Initiative

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)

How did you SHARE your achievements, messaging or achievements?

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?

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