News & Events

News and Events

Check out what's happening in forest and wood products and with ForestLearning with the latest news from the industry below.

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ForestVR Virtual Excursions overview

26 October 2020

Since launching in September 2019, the free to access ForestVR™ - Learn through Immersion toolkit for schools has allowed students from F-12 to experience forest and timber processing environments first-hand through the magic of virtual reality (VR). ForestVR toolkit for schools - www.forestle... VIEW

School VET Coordinators Forest Learning Bus Tour a success

18 September 2020

VET teachers touring Wellington Discovery Forest Tour of the Wespine Softwood mill Tour of the Bunbury Port Tour of Wapres site at the Bunbury Port On the 22nd July the Leschenault Timber Industry Club hosted over 30 Vocational Education... VIEW

Forester Time presenters needed in 2020

19 June 2020

Forester Time - Join us as an industry presenter in 2020 Express your interest to be a Forester time presenter here --> https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q8P8MPP We are living in ‘unprecedented times’, and schools around Australia are too. The inability to take students on excursions, or host... VIEW

Teaching resources going 100% online for easier home learning

28 May 2020

ForestLearning is responding to teacher calls to go further online by converting more of our existing YouTube multimedia education videos and associated pdf worksheets into online Kahoot! quizzes using the popular Kahoot! teaching tool. This development will ... VIEW

Forester Time - Join us in 2020

28 May 2020

Forester Time - live education webinars for virtual excursions to Australian forests EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST TO JOIN US LIVEIf you’re a teacher, parent or forest and wood product professional intersted in joining us and becoming involved, please express your interest here --> https://www.su... VIEW