Sustainability in Action

Name: Sustainability in Action
Brand: Essential Resources
SKU: TS0104
Price: 59.95 NZD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9781925145069

Understanding sustainability and successfully incorporating it into everyday learning and practices.

Sustainability in Action will assist educators, managers, coordinators and other staff in all kinds of early education and care settings embed sustainability to meet and exceed the requirements of the EYLF and NQS. It's for those who are taking first steps in sustainability, as well as those wishing to extend current practices. It is also relevant to playgroups, out of hours school care and school environments, and to lecturers and students in training and tertiary institutions,

Ten interconnected aspects of sustainability are explored - biodiversity, water, energy, air and transport, waste, children’s wellbeing, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, cultural and social diversity, community and partnerships, and economics - enabling readers to grow their own knowledge as a basis for their actions.

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Ages: 1-5 | Pages: 118 | Code: TS0104 | ISBN: 9781925145069

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Sally Sneddon

Sally completed a Bachelor of Arts: Nature Tourism in 2000 and has worked with a range of organisations around Australia to deliver environmental education activities, outdoor education programs, conservation projects, community engagement initiatives and volunteer programs.

In co-writing Sustainability in Action in Early Childhood Settings, Sally has also drawn on her experience as project manager for the Australian Association for Environmental Education WA Chapter’s Little Green Steps pilot. In this role she worked closely with early years professionals and linked with government agencies and community-based organisations to identify needs and provide support to educators to embed sustainability in their settings.

Anne Pettit

Anne has provided sustainability education and support in early learning environments, schools, local government and various community settings in Perth and regional WA for many years. In 2012 she was awarded the Australian Association for Environmental Education Brian Foreman Scholarship for commitment to environmental education.

Anne has a multi-disciplinary science degree and is a qualified home sustainability assessor/advisor. Her particular interests include rethinking waste, the significance of language for sustainability, and the knowledge and skills that enable people of all ages, in all situations, to easily adopt practical aspects of sustainable living. Anne also writes poetry and environmental and sustainability material and programs.

Contents
Foreword iv
Preface v
Acknowledgements vi
1.\tYoung children and sustainability	1
The importance of sustainability for children everywhere	1
Sustainability in early childhood education and care settings	2
Sustainability and the Australian curriculum	4
Some resource suggestions	4
2.\tUnderstanding and taking action for sustainability	5
What does ‘sustainability’ mean?	5
What are the challenges for ensuring a sustainable future?	6
Our ecological footprint and social handprint	7
What sustainability can include in early childhood settings	8
Some resource suggestions	9
3.\tPedagogy and curriculum in educating for sustainability	10
Intentional teaching	10
Responsiveness to children	11
Holistic approaches	11
Literacy	12
Numeracy	12
Learning through play	13
Learning environments	13
Information and communication technologies	14
Continuity of learning and transitions	14
Assessment for learning	15
Cultural competence	15
Ongoing learning	16
Reflective practice	16
4.\tTreading lightly – our ecological footprint	17
Biodiversity	18
Water	26
Energy	35
Air and transport	43
Waste	51
5.\tReaching out – our social handprint	61
Children’s wellbeing	62
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures	70
Cultural and social diversity	80
Community and partnerships	97
Economics	96
6.\tEmbedding sustainability in early childhood settings	105
Some thoughts to guide our actions	105
Making a difference through individual actions	105
Working together to embed sustainability	106
Some notes for managers, coordinators and owners of early childhood education and care services	110
Calendar of dates related to sustainability	112
References and further reading	113