kitchen gardens: a naturalistic approach to language development with a focus on sustainability
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Presentation for IEU Environmental Conference 2011TRANSCRIPT
Connecting schools and families
Environmental Education for Sustainability
Cross curricular
Learning and
Teaching
• Beginning School • Early Intervention • Repetitive Behaviour
• Types of Play
• Animals and Children
• Naturalistic Approach
Teamwork
Community Connections
Cross curricular
• Commencement 2009 – evolved. Focus is Oral Language
• Number of students/sessions/time/types of students
• Develops new language experiences, social skills and an awareness and respect for the environment
• No Dig garden/recycling/composting/worm farms/cooking
• Excursions
• Syllabus outcomes
• Literacy Activities
• Garden Activities
Curriculum integration resources
Why Birds?
‘Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we’ll soon be in trouble.’ Roger Tory Peterson
• Indigenous curriculum links
• Biodiversity
• Science Outcomes
http://kitchengardensinschools.blogspot.com/
• Share learning
• View different approaches
• Celebrate outcomes
• Connect schools and community
• Praxis
• Relevant to Society
• Holistic
• Values Orientated
• Action oriented
• Critical Education
• Incorporates a Futures Perspective