Working with Schools

NRM Education supports schools that are interested in exploring environmental sustainability in their learning programs and management practices. We work in partnership with the Department for Education and Childrens Services (DECS) and the Department for Environment and Heritage (DEH) to implement the Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative-SA (AuSSI-SA); which is an internationally recognised, best-practice model guiding schools in their exploration of sustainability.

Your school can access the following support from NRM Education:

Professional development

Provided on a range of themes including Education for Sustainability, Climate Change, Youth Voice, Water management, Biodiversity and Taking Action.

Education Sessions and Excursions

We offer hands-on education sessions and field-based excursions designed to support your students to explore sustainability and to suggest actions that they can take at school and home.

School Environmental Management Planning

We can provide resources to make planning easier.

Youth Voice

Encouraging students to work together and to actively participate in decision making processes is a key to their development as good environmental citizens and stewards. NRM Education values Youth Voice as a key tool in facilitating young people to take action for the environment and supports Youth Voice through PD for teachers, Youth Environment forums, group networking and resources.

Curriculum planning support

Have an NRM Education Officer be a resource person for groups of teachers planning learning programs around sustainability.

School visits

Involve a NRM Education Officer visiting your school to identify your successes so far, discuss your needs, assist with community links and youth voice mentoring and identify opportunities and support implementation of sustainability initiatives.

Expertise and support for environmental sustainability projects

If we don’t have the information or resources you need, we will help you find those that do. We also support clusters of schools interested in investigating sustainability.

Resources and equipment

We have a library of quality education resources, posters, books and equipment.

Sharing and celebrating

NRM Education recognises the importance of celebrating the success of schools, teachers and students in their efforts to become more sustainable.