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)

Visit an aquarium

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).

Reef Guardian activities embedded into school work programs.

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?

Marine debris

Target animals (e.g. turtles)

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)

Litter free lunches (i.e. plastic free lunch)

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

School waste audit/source reduction plan (i.e. look at the amount of waste your school produces and make a plan to reduce it)

Bringing waste free lunches to school

Make recyclable/reusable bags

Worm Farms

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 Engage in a community/school challenge

External challenge (i.e. participate in external environmental challenge)

Presentation to whole school by external partner

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

ACT Citizen Science Projects

Coral Watch

Excursions to local waterway, parks, farms, reef

Who did you SHARE or collaborate with in the community?

Your state government (i.e. state schools and state environmental agencies)

Marine park based or your local industry/business (e.g. tourism operation)

How did you SHARE your achievements, messaging or achievements?

Use of education resources provided by partner organisation (excluding the Reef Authority)

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

Publicise to the broader community (e.g. media, community forums or conferences)

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

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