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 reflect on their own connection to the reef and marine ecosystems

Presentation by an marine related organisation

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

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

Eco challenge

The Great Reef Census

Which Reef Authority resources were used to help students LEARN?

Official publications like Reef 2025, Reef 2030, reef health updates, snapshot reports

Data for analysis

Which LEARN topics were covered this year?

Climate change

Water quality

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)

Tree planting

ACT Reducing waste and recycling

Compost Bins

Worm Farms

Keeping chickens - feeding them food scraps

ACT Gardens and habitat restoration

Wetlands restoration

ACT Engage in a community/school challenge

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

ACT Citizen Science Projects

Great Citizen Science Data Collection (reef)

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?

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)

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

How did you SHARE Reef Guardian School Program membership?

Recruit other teachers to the RGS Program.

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?

Significantly enhance a local water way with tree planting and ongoing monitoring

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

Be an active Reef Guardian School by completing an annual action plan 2 years in a row