NEWS AND EVENTS
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New Year 8 resource to be released in November!
03 November 2023
A new Year 8 Geography Unit 1 curriculum aligned resource is almost completed, ready for classrooms in 2023! Developed in partnership with the Geography Teacher’s Association Victoria, the 8-lesson unit focuses on Australian forest characteristics, dynamics and how forest diversity and distribution...
VIEWForestry in action: ForestLearning PL workshop at AGTA conference
03 November 2023
ForestLearning attended the Australian Geography Teacher’s Association (AGTA) 2022 conference in Hobart this September, running a workshop for educators and a trade stand for attendees to learn more about forestry in education – as well as try out some of our ForestVR™ headsets! The...
VIEWForestLearning wins in multiple categories at Australian Geography Teachers Association Awards
05 October 2022
Image Right: AGTA Awards Night – 29 September 2022. A time to celebrate! ForestLearning Program Manager, Beth Welden (Right) with Veronica Tyquin (left) accepting three awards. Forest and Wood Products Australia’s education program ForestLearning has been recognised for its...
VIEWNew George the Farmer in the classroom videos
18 August 2022
Three new George the Farmer ‘In the Classroom’ clips are now available to watch in your classrooms. The videos feature Simone, Ben and our friend and ABC TV star George the Farmer as they explore Australia’s forests, where wood and paper come from, as well as demonstrate hands on...
VIEWStudents journey from seed to shelter
18 August 2022
ForestLearning hosted 21 students and two teachers on a Seed to Shelter school tour of HQ Plantations and AKD mill on the southern Sunshine Coast on Tuesday 2 August 2022. Students studying materials lifecycles of wood, as well as agricultural methodologies and sustainability, were taken...
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