Education Program

Our growing Education Program aims to support member schools with curriculum-aligned workshops and draw in the wider community through family-friendly public events.

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We offer a diverse range of incursions and excursions for schools across Tasmania.

 

  • Native Bee Guardians – school incursion
    Discover, identify, and learn cool facts about your local native bees.
  • Waste & Wildlife Awareness – school incursion
    Learn how waste affects our wildlife and make a difference today.
  • Let’s Explore Waste – excursion
    Visit a working landfill and discover waste solutions.
  • Biodiversity – Plantings in Schools – incursion
    Plant native species and improve your local ecosystem, create a school legacy.
  • Citizen Science in Schools – incursion
    Investigate nature and collect real environmental data at your school.
    • Lines of Life Threatened species nature journalling (coming soon)
    • Birdwatching in Schools (coming soon)
    • Bug Hunt and Art Lab events (coming soon)

  • Teacher Training - online wildlife monitoring webinar (coming soon)
    Learn how to monitor wildlife and engage students in nature.
  • Education Lending Library
    Borrow tools and resources to explore and care for nature.
  • Resources & support
    Learn, connect, and lead conservation at your school.

 

Is your school interested in participating in our Landcare Education Program?
Fill out this form and a team member will be in touch. 

 

Register your school

Planting a pocket forest at Clarence High School

Last year, students at Clarence High School dedicated time to getting their hands dirty and put more than 200 native plants in a special space on the school grounds. 

 

This documentary was a part of the Social Justice and Sustainability subject at Clarence High School. The Grade 9 and 10 students filmed the process of the Pocket Forest, creating a student led documentary using The Power of Activism movie for inspiration.


Learning through connection
Representatives from Landcare Tasmania and Nipaluna Nursery shared their knowledge on:

  • The role of Landcare Tasmania in environmental stewardship.
  • The work of the Bellerive-Howrah Coastcare group, who care for the nearby beaches, dunes, and bluffs through weeding, rubbish removal, and planting native species to restore biodiversity.
  • Nipaluna Nursery who supported the pocket forest with indigenous plants. This native plant nursery is dedicated to growing and promoting locally indigenous plants of the nipaluna/Hobart region. Their volunteers also attended the event, assisting the students to plant the pocket forest.
  • The value of native and locally indigenous plants: species that support local wildlife, are adapted to the area’s conditions, require less water, and enhance soil health.


Student contribution and action
Students played a key role in site preparation, having previously moved large amounts of mulch — a task compared to the soil-moving power of a bandicoot, which can shift the equivalent of an elephant’s weight in soil per year!

On the day:

  • Students learned how to plant properly and safely: digging, teasing roots, adding fertiliser and water, and spreading mulch.
  • They practiced team roles, working in groups to ensure success.
  • Watering and aftercare plans were discussed, empowering students to take ongoing ownership of the site’s maintenance: watering deeply, weeding regularly, and monitoring growth.