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.

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).

Reef Guardian activities embedded into school work programs.

Which Reef Authority resources were used to help students LEARN?

Marine Park Zone and permits

Which LEARN topics were covered this year?

Climate change

Conservation

Animal features and adaptations

Oceanography

The Great Barrier Reef

ACT Marine Debris

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

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

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

ACT Reducing energy

Using/installing solar

ACT Gardens and habitat restoration

Take an opportunity to immerse your class in nature

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).

Who did you SHARE or collaborate with in the community?

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

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

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

Display RGS Digital sign

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

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 2 years in a row

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

If a member of the community was to ask, the majority of teachers and students would b e able to explain what it meant to be a Reef Guardian School.