A cartoon image of school buildings with comment bubble explanations of sustainable practices.
Image descriptor bubble (bottom right corner): The whole-school approach to sustainability brings together what is taught, how it's taught, extracurricular activities, teacher training, decision-making processes, the physical buildings, the environment, and the wider community.
Aspects of the image starting from the lefthand side and moving in a clockwise direction
Top left: A school classroom with solar panels, energy-saving lighting, renewable materials labelled. A hole is cut in the roof to show students and the teacher at work in the classroom.
Top centre: School garden with trees and a vegetable garden. Students are working in the garden and a teacher is picking fruit from a tree.
Top centre: A science education lesson outside. The teacher is standing pointing to information about climate change and students are standing in a group looking at her.
Top right: School playground with a child on a swing, children painting a mural on the fence, and adults talking.
Bottom right: School hall with a hole in the roof to reveal a community meeting.
Bottom centre and left: Outdoors around the school classroom, a woman is standing with a group of children introducing a boy to a girl; they are shaking hands while two younger children watch. The entrance to the classroom is accessible with a ramp. A student is outside in a wheelchair talking with a friend. Students are riding bikes and walking to school. Bikes are parked in a bike stand.
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Published on: 02 Nov 2021
