YEC Background
The Youth Environment Council (YEC) was established in November 1997 by the Minister for Education and Children's Services and the Minister for Environment and Conservation following a Student Forum.
Since then, the YEC has conducted workshops for young people to engage them in environmental actions and has promoted the powerful voice of young people in government, non-government and community institutions.
The YEC has contributed to many conferences and forums and supported youth involvement in sustainability.
Since then, the YEC has conducted workshops for young people to engage them in environmental actions and has promoted the powerful voice of young people in government, non-government and community institutions.
The YEC has contributed to many conferences and forums and supported youth involvement in sustainability.
Some of the things the YEC has achieved in the past:
In 2010, the YEC became an initiative of the Department for Education and Child Development (at the time called the Department of Education and Children's Services) and the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board.
The YEC is now a state-wide network for like-minded Yr 7-10 students to learn, share and be inspired about sustainability. The YEC provides workshops to give students the skills and knowledge to run their own environmental action projects in their schools and local communities. To view the latest YEC Annual Report, please click here.
- created a Community Plan which aims to provide help to students to establish and maintain environmental projects
- planned and coordinated a number of Environmental Action workshops in regional and metropolitan areas where YEC members worked with students to help them develop the skills necessary to implement their own environmental project
- worked closely with educators to comment and advise on environmental education initiatives and methodology
- met regularly with the Minister for Environment and Heritage and the Minister for Education and Children's Services to inform them of the environmental interests and concerns of young people
- communicated with other young people through a quarterly newsletter and website.
In 2010, the YEC became an initiative of the Department for Education and Child Development (at the time called the Department of Education and Children's Services) and the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board.
The YEC is now a state-wide network for like-minded Yr 7-10 students to learn, share and be inspired about sustainability. The YEC provides workshops to give students the skills and knowledge to run their own environmental action projects in their schools and local communities. To view the latest YEC Annual Report, please click here.