Arbury Park Leadership Camp 2019
At the end of May NRM Education ran the annual YEC Leadership Camp at Arbury Park Outdoor School (APOS) in the Adelaide Hills. This stunning undulating property built on a hillside, contains a series of wetlands, a creek and a large area of native woodland with a view over the surrounding hills.
The school provides an ideal location where students can deepen their knowledge of sustainability issues and increase skills in leadership, problem solving and team building. APOS and NRM Education staff collaborated to deliver a program that encouraged the students to connect with their surroundings, challenge themselves and think deeply about their goals.
Students were involved in both outdoor and indoor activities with a focus on linking explicit learning with real world practice to further develop and plan the projects they're going to carry out as part of their involvement in the YEC.
In planning their projects, the students identified support networks, funding opportunities and steps for future action. They hope to tackle the sustainability issues that they see as important in their school or local community. These include habitat restoration; school food gardens; nude food and straw no more; running community sustainability workshops; reducing waste to landfill; investigating impacts of feral animals on national parks; and making bird and bat boxes.
Rene Campbell, a marine biologist and environmental artist, provided great inspiration for students as guest speaker providing great insights into her journey from a school student with a passion for the environment to someone who is now doing research on marine pests.
Other camp highlights included orienteering, a night frog walk, Landcare activities and the quiz/talent show night.
The school provides an ideal location where students can deepen their knowledge of sustainability issues and increase skills in leadership, problem solving and team building. APOS and NRM Education staff collaborated to deliver a program that encouraged the students to connect with their surroundings, challenge themselves and think deeply about their goals.
Students were involved in both outdoor and indoor activities with a focus on linking explicit learning with real world practice to further develop and plan the projects they're going to carry out as part of their involvement in the YEC.
In planning their projects, the students identified support networks, funding opportunities and steps for future action. They hope to tackle the sustainability issues that they see as important in their school or local community. These include habitat restoration; school food gardens; nude food and straw no more; running community sustainability workshops; reducing waste to landfill; investigating impacts of feral animals on national parks; and making bird and bat boxes.
Rene Campbell, a marine biologist and environmental artist, provided great inspiration for students as guest speaker providing great insights into her journey from a school student with a passion for the environment to someone who is now doing research on marine pests.
Other camp highlights included orienteering, a night frog walk, Landcare activities and the quiz/talent show night.
