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.
Make connections with First Nation Peoples and their connection to land and sea
Students make connections with their country's or local indigenous/native culture and history about the reef
Students reflect on their own connection to the reef and marine ecosystems
Develop and practice snorkelling skills (theory and pool)
Students explore Marine career pathways or participate in marine related work experience
Visit an aquarium
Presentation by an marine related organisation
Whitsunday Reef Preservation Project - Reef Surveys involving University Interns
Which Reef Guardian School Program curriculum resources were used to help students LEARN?
Reef Guardian STEM teaching units
Reef Guardian teaching units
Be a Marine Biologist for a Day educational resource
Eye on the Reef Rapid Monitoring
Reef Education free or paid Virtual Learning Experiences (VLEs)
Reef Guardian School videos or webinars
Environmental days (World Ocean Day, Plastic Free July, Walk to School days, National Recycle week).
Eco challenge
Own Marine Conservation Programs/Resources
Which Reef Authority resources were used to help students LEARN?
GBRMPA elibrary- journals and various documents
Traditional Use Marine Resource Agreement (TUMRA)
Marine Park Zone and permits
Tourism
Official publications like Reef 2025, Reef 2030, reef health updates, snapshot reports
Data for analysis
Own Youth Marine Conservation Program 2020-2025
Which LEARN topics were covered this year?
Climate change
Marine debris
Marine management and zones
Marine Data analysis
Conservation
Oceanography
Marine Biology
The Great Barrier Reef
Reef worldwide
ACT Marine Debris
Marine debris clean-up (i.e. clean up a local beach/river/creek, clean up Australia Day)
Litter surveys and data gathering (data can be entered into Tangaroa Blue website)
ACT Reducing waste and recycling
Marine Program emphasising actions to reduce waste leading to marine pollution.
ACT Engage in a community/school challenge
External challenge (i.e. participate in external environmental challenge)
Implement a STEM Citizen Science project
Celebrate Environmental days (i.e. World Ocean Day, Plastic Free July, Walk to School days, National Recycle Week etc).
We are an external partner that delivers our programs to students at regional Queensland schools.
ACT Citizen Science Projects
Eye on the Reef sighting app or enter in data from Rapid Monitoring and 360 Benthic snorkel survey
Tangaroa Blue Australian Marine Debris Initiative
Mangrove Watch
Reef Check
Coral Watch
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)
Your state government (i.e. state schools and state environmental agencies)
Traditional Owner organisation or First Nations Groups/Organisations
Your country's or local indigenous/native groups
Marine park based or your local industry/business (e.g. tourism operation)
Marine park based or your local stakeholder organisation (e.g. Reef Check)
Collaborate with another school in conservation activity or learning opportunity
Get important conservation messages out to the public via Art galleries or other public forums.
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
Family/community participation in ‘school led’ environmental activity/project
Publicise within the school community (e.g. assembly, newsletters, social media)
Publicise to the broader community (e.g. media, community forums or conferences)
Share learning environmental experiences/resources with other schools
How did you SHARE Reef Guardian School Program membership?
On share information via social media or word of mouth
Share information via our organisation's website.
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
Support Reef Restoration activities with local partners at a site on the reef or your local marine protected area
Learn and protect cultural heritage values of Great Barrier Reef Sea country or your local culturally significant reef
Change the mind set of students to instil life long learning and positive nature behaviours
Implementing the Reef Guardian School Program had a positive influence on increasing wellbeing and attendance or sense of belonging for students.
Participate and promote the Reef Guardian School on a national level
Participate and promote the Reef Guardian School on a international level
School is recognised by leading publication or documentary eg CCN, Media, TV or journal