PROMOTING
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Environmental education seeks to develop an understanding of the relationships between the elements of the local environment, positive attitudes towards it and skills which will enable people to actively engage in promoting its wellbeing
AAEE – SA Chapter
The Australian Association for Environmental Education Inc – SA Chapter (AAEE-SA Chapter):
- promotes Education for Sustainability and the UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals
- brings together educators and students from schools, environmental managers and educators in non-government and government organisations, community and/or conservation groups to successfully implement Education for Sustainability and Environmental Education.
- educates and enables people to understand their environment, appreciate environmental values, and live sustainably
- endeavours to develop skills and knowledge to actively contribute to the wellbeing of local, regional and global environments;
- seeks to foster education for a sustainable future by developing peoples’ understandings of the interrelationships between the elements of their environments and positive attitudes towards them;
- works with local/state/national governments and their agencies, business, industry, schools, universities and further education centres; and
- develops and shares a variety of resources and materials for use in Education for Sustainability and Environmental Education.
Kaurna Food and Fibre Program
The Kaurna Food and Fibre program was funded and supported by Green Adelaide in partnership with St Joseph’s School Hindmarsh and the Australian Association for Environmental Education SA Chapter.
We sincerely thank Kaurna Miyurna advisors James Tyler, Drew Kilner and Michael Kumpati O’Brien for their invaluable contribution.
The new webpage contains:-
- The Kaurna Food and Fibre Manual with information about 30 endemic plants and how they were used by the Kaurna Miyurna.
- Years 5 and 6 lesson plans depicting every aspect of the program. These have been developed for the State and Catholic school systems
- A planting video by students
The aim of this two year program was to learn about the properties of selected endemic plants used by the Kaurna Miyurna people.
Seeds For Change –
Local Plant Fact Sheets
More than 90 local plant fact sheets have been created for the metro Adelaide area as part of the Seeds for Change project.
Find a local native plant to suit your purpose!
Seeds for Change fact sheets are a ‘one stop shop’ describing our native plant species’ form, colour, ecological function, as well as propagation and planting seasons.
Together let grow more of our endemic species in verges, gardens and parks to provide habitat for local fauna.
SA Chapter Programs
Bringing Back the Butterflies
BBB was created to mobilise people to help revegetate the ‘burbs for local butterflies. It will spark learning and new relationships through education about the environment, biodiversity and sustainability.
Upcoming Events
SeaWeek 2026
SeaWeek 2026 Promote ocean literacy during Sea Week and inspire students to learn about ocean risks and their solutions. About Sea Week Join us for Sea Week from February 28th to March[...]
World Seagrass Day 2026
Healthy seagrass, healthy planet In May 2022, the General Assembly adopted A/RES/76/265 proclaiming 1 March as World Seagrass Day. The resolution highlights the urgent need to raise awareness at all[...]
Clean Up Australia Day 2026
Clean Up Australia inspires and mobilises communitiesto improve and conserve our environment,eliminate litter and end waste. More than 21 million Aussies have participated in Clean Up Australia activities and events[...]
HASS SA Annual Conference 2026
2025 HASS SA Annual Conference - Game Changers and Change Makers Event description Step into the world of ‘Game Changers and Change Makers’ at the 2025 HASS SA Annual Conference![...]
National Ride2School Day 2026
A nationwide program that enables students to get physically active on their journey to school The problem Over the past 40 years the number of children who are physically active everyday[...]
Earth Hour 2026
WWF’s Earth Hour is the world’s biggest movement to protect our planet. Every year hundreds of millions of people around the world in more than 7,000 cities in over 180[...]
World Meteorological Day 2026
World Meteorological Day takes place every year on 23 March and commemorates the coming into force on 23 March 1950 of the Convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization. It showcases[...]
SASTA Annual Conference 2026
13 & 14 April 2026 Conference Theme: Cultivating Curiosity The 2026 SASTA Annual Conference theme, Cultivating Curiosity, invites educators to explore how we nurture curiosity in science classrooms—from the first question[...]
