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Biodiversity, Endangered and Threatened Species

Sustainability & Biodiversity Learning Resource (Yr 5 & 6)

Zane Osborn

Assistant Principal

Provides an overview of a new, open source learning resource on sustainability and biodiversity aimed ay Year 5 & 6.

Available here for free!

 

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Featured Article

Ep 6. Superhero Teacher Zane Osborn and his kids go Bush

by Louise Denver | TheBeats

Show notes

Assistant Principal Zane Osborn and his primary school kids have heaps of fun learning Maths, English, History, and Science in the garden, up trees and in the bush. In this podcast the nature-loving charity – theBEATS.org’s – Louise Denver chats with Zane about his passion for the environment and how Zane factors sustainability into his everyday teaching.

Together his class discover why bees are so important – what pollination is and why it matters when it comes to making a delicious pizza! And the Hamilton PS kids’ chose barking owls for their special project – barking owls? And now up in Armidale, Zane and his new classes are going to explore how to protect the region’s unique long neck turtles.

This podcast is 20 minutes of pure gold! Do yourself a favour and have a listen. I promise you, you will feel really good. P.S. Zane is also working with theBEATS.org to create a step-by-step guide for Teachers so everyone can have fun and discover how Zane and his classes approach their learning. And for a special treat you can see the Hamilton kids YouTube video series here!

Trees4Nature Paint & Sip Nov 2023

Quiz results

Download the quiz results from Novembers Paint and Sip event to read attendee views to biodiversity questions.

Campaigns

Sustainability & Biodiversity Learning Resource

theBEATS.org worked with Assistant Principal Zane Osborn to produce a creative commons licensed learning resource for Yr 5 & 6 students.

Learning resource cover

National Sustainability Education Survey 2023

theBEATS.org and AAEE are running a new survey to determine how well sustainability is supported and delivered in schools nationally.

The Beats and AAEE Biodiversity survey

Trees4Nature

Get your hands dirty and take part in fun group activities that are environmentally rich. Discover the biodiversity, endangered and threatened species in your area!

Anthropomorphism Campaign

We’re starting a marketing campaign to highlight biodiversity challenges in Australia using generative AI technologies for social good.

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#BeatTheDrum

One million minds

Will you help us beat the drum to inform 1,000,000 minds of Australia’s huge and ever-increasing list of threatened species? Join us and ‘get your hands dirty’ in one of our campaigns.

Contact us if you would like to help us, or if you are doing some amazing things and want us to beat your drum. We’re at the start of an essential journey to turn theBEATS.org around.