Showcasing the Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE)

Over almost 30 years, The Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) has worked with government and non-government organisations in the interests of quality education and environmental change. The WA chapter is unique, involving a broad cross-section of environmental educators from diverse areas such as schools, government agencies, industry, universities, technical and further education centres, zoos, Continue Reading

TWO-WAY SCIENCE WORKSHOP Showcasing a Whole School Approach in Physical Science

In this workshop an Aboriginal educator and the coordinator of the Two Way Science program at Coolbinia Primary School will jointly showcase classroom examples of Two-Way Science in operation in the Physical Sciences. Attendees will be invited to participate in science elaboration activities with the Aboriginal educator, such as dancing (Year 1) and using fire Continue Reading

26th May – National Sorry Day

26th May – National Sorry Day. This day was conceived in 1998 when the Bringing Them Home report was published and tabled in parliament, focusing on the Stolen Generation. In 2008, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd finally apologised in Parliament to all the nation’s indigenous peoples for the trauma caused by historical policies that saw children Continue Reading