Students of Sustainability (SoS) is a five day conference for anyone interested in creating a more ecologically and socially sustainable world.
SoS '08 will be held at the University of Newcastle from the 5th to the 9th of July, with camping close by. Students, community and Indigenous activists, academics, public intellectuals, environmental educators, social change agents of all stripes and from all over Australia will come and participate in a range of educational, practical and participatory forums and workshops. SoS is about imparting the inspiration, tools, motivation and education required for participants to inspire and educate others when they return to their own communities.
The conference includes
- Workshops on environmental and social justice issues
- Planning for a sustainable future
- skills and planning sessions for taking real action
- High Schools Day (Monday 7th July)
- Community Day - Linking the local to the global
Serviced campsites provided
The conference will take place at the University of Newcastle from 5th-9th July.
For more information check out the website
The conference will be followed by the Camp for Climate Action, which is also being held in Newcastle from 10th to 15th July
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Friday, May 30, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
iNet student online conference on climate change
Students at your school are invited to take part in the 2008 series of iNet student online conferences, ‘Whose world is it anyway?’
These four online events for primary and secondary students are a chance to discuss big global issues with young people from around the world. Students can also share creative work exploring the issues.
This year’s themes are:
New technologies: a threat or a promise?
Online message boards active 25 - 29 February
*no new contributions can be accepted for this first conference.
Climate change: whose problem is it?
Online message boards active 10 -14 March
Extended deadline for sending in creative work: 25 February
Do you live in a 'global village'?
Online message boards active 28 April - 2 May
Deadline for sending in creative work: 17 March
If you could change the world to create a better future, what would you do?
Online message boards active 16 - 20 June
Deadline for sending in creative work: 12 May
For more information, visit www.ssat-inet.net/haveyoursay
Register to take part
To make sure you are kept updated, register to participate at www.cybertext.net.au/studentreg3.htm
Students may register online individually. Teachers can also register themselves and then pass information on to all their students.
What kind of creative work can be submitted?
· written work: essays, stories, poems, newspaper articles . . .
· videos
· audio recordings
· presentations
· websites
Students providing material for the online conferences are invited to submit an avatar, rather than a personal photo. The two sites that could
be used to create these images are: http://www.simpsonsmovie.com/main.html and http://www.weeworld.com/default.aspx
(teachers may need to set up an account for students or students may wish to draw their own picture and send as a jpeg file).
For more detailed information, please visit www.ssat-inet.net/haveyoursay
All contributions, with students’ age, name, school and country, must be sent to Ms Debra Brydon at brydon@cybertext.net.au by the
deadlines specified above.
Students who aren’t able to submit any creative work by the deadline are still welcome to join in the discussion on the message boards.
If you have any questions about the conferences, please contact Debra Brydon: brydon@cybertext.net.au
These four online events for primary and secondary students are a chance to discuss big global issues with young people from around the world. Students can also share creative work exploring the issues.
This year’s themes are:
New technologies: a threat or a promise?
Online message boards active 25 - 29 February
*no new contributions can be accepted for this first conference.
Climate change: whose problem is it?
Online message boards active 10 -14 March
Extended deadline for sending in creative work: 25 February
Do you live in a 'global village'?
Online message boards active 28 April - 2 May
Deadline for sending in creative work: 17 March
If you could change the world to create a better future, what would you do?
Online message boards active 16 - 20 June
Deadline for sending in creative work: 12 May
For more information, visit www.ssat-inet.net/haveyoursay
Register to take part
To make sure you are kept updated, register to participate at www.cybertext.net.au/studentreg3.htm
Students may register online individually. Teachers can also register themselves and then pass information on to all their students.
What kind of creative work can be submitted?
· written work: essays, stories, poems, newspaper articles . . .
· videos
· audio recordings
· presentations
· websites
Students providing material for the online conferences are invited to submit an avatar, rather than a personal photo. The two sites that could
be used to create these images are: http://www.simpsonsmovie.com/main.html and http://www.weeworld.com/default.aspx
(teachers may need to set up an account for students or students may wish to draw their own picture and send as a jpeg file).
For more detailed information, please visit www.ssat-inet.net/haveyoursay
All contributions, with students’ age, name, school and country, must be sent to Ms Debra Brydon at brydon@cybertext.net.au by the
deadlines specified above.
Students who aren’t able to submit any creative work by the deadline are still welcome to join in the discussion on the message boards.
If you have any questions about the conferences, please contact Debra Brydon: brydon@cybertext.net.au
Friday, October 19, 2007
Learning with the brain in mind- an opportunity with John Joseph
A Professional Learning Opportunity for Students, Teachers, and Parents
John Joseph author of Learning with the Brain in Mind is coming to Alice Springs to run a set of 3 workshops on Monday 5th November.
If you have never seen John Joseph before get yourself along to one of these sessions, if you have seen him before, I am betting you will be coming back for more!
John Joseph, the Brain Man, will present
One day workshop for Year Six students (limited places available and booking essential)
A Brain Day – Exploring our Brain – modelling, dissecting, learning
Anzac Hill High School Hall, 9.00 am – 2.30 pm, Monday 5th November
90 Minute Information Session for Teachers
The Araluen Centre, 3.30 – 5.00 pm, Monday 5th November
Presentation - an overview of Learning with the Brain in Mind
Bar Available. Snack provided.
2 Hour Session for Parents
The Araluen Centre 7.00 – 9.00 pm, Monday 5th November
Presentation – Parenting with the Brain in Mind
Bar Available. Snack provided.
For more information contact John Cooper at ANZAC Hill High School 8951 3800 or Stewart Moyses at Larapinta Primary School 89550811
John Joseph author of Learning with the Brain in Mind is coming to Alice Springs to run a set of 3 workshops on Monday 5th November.
If you have never seen John Joseph before get yourself along to one of these sessions, if you have seen him before, I am betting you will be coming back for more!
John Joseph, the Brain Man, will present
One day workshop for Year Six students (limited places available and booking essential)
A Brain Day – Exploring our Brain – modelling, dissecting, learning
Anzac Hill High School Hall, 9.00 am – 2.30 pm, Monday 5th November
90 Minute Information Session for Teachers
The Araluen Centre, 3.30 – 5.00 pm, Monday 5th November
Presentation - an overview of Learning with the Brain in Mind
Bar Available. Snack provided.
2 Hour Session for Parents
The Araluen Centre 7.00 – 9.00 pm, Monday 5th November
Presentation – Parenting with the Brain in Mind
Bar Available. Snack provided.
For more information contact John Cooper at ANZAC Hill High School 8951 3800 or Stewart Moyses at Larapinta Primary School 89550811
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