NEWS AND EVENTS
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New 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...
VIEWNew opportunities for geography teachers to transport Year 10 students into the forest
30 May 2022
A new suite of teaching resources, designed by Geography teachers for Geography teachers, is helping to educate Year 10 students about Australia’s special forest landscapes, environmental change, and the use of geospatial technology in supporting sustainable forest management practices. The...
VIEWSustainable fun with George the Farmer and ForestLearning
30 May 2022
Want to teach students about the sustainable features of wood? There is a host of information to uncover! Our good friend George the Farmer has recently published his new picture book The Great Forest Hunt with the Green Triangle’s very own Courtney the Forester. The story follows Lucy,...
VIEWNew Schools and Industry Champion Toolkit helps prepare schools and industry for incursions and excursions!
30 May 2022
We know that sharing a love of forests with young people is important to grow to the forestry industry into the future. And we know schools have a need and desire to get outdoors into forests! So, if you’re looking to get outdoors and connect with foresters or wood processors, or if you work in...
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