NEWS AND EVENTS
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Timber Sleuth going strong
23 March 2013
Forestry Corporation of NSW’s new ipad app ‘Timber Sleuth’ has proven very popular with primary school children, with over 750 downloads in the first 6 weeks of its release. ‘Timber Sleuth’ aims to raise awareness to children about timber products in and around the home, that may not...
VIEWUniversity students experience forest learning
23 March 2013
Education students from UTAS were visited earlier this term by the Forest Education Foundation, who identified a number of ways in which our forests can be utilised as a learning pathway into the new Australian Curriculum. Groups from the Newnham Campus in Launceston and the Cradle Coast Campus...
VIEWDesign and Technology resources available on ForestLearning
07 February 2013
Did you know there are a stack of Design and Technology resources available on ForestLearning? Here are some of the highlights for you to use in your classroom. Foundation to Year 2 Timber Sleuth iPad application Years 3 and 4 Going Bush South Australia’s Pine tree...
VIEWHappy New Year and Welcome back for the 2013 school year!
12 January 2013
This is an exciting year for ForestLearning. We have been busy finalising a number of science, geography and technology secondary school resources for those teachers who are participating in research project with us. These teachers will have the opportunity to use the resources in the...
VIEWSchools Tree Day
27 July 2012
Bookings are now open for school excursions for years K-12 at Cumberland State Forest in Sydney’s north-west and Strickland State Forest on the central coast of NSW. The excursion programs area aligned to the curriculum and involve interactive outdoor education sessions. Event host/organiser:...
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