School Networks
Find a local or regional schools network in your area. Connect with other teachers and educators, sharing resources and supporting professional practice.
Networks are a great space to connect with other environmental educators, find new resources and improve your professional practice.
Environmental education networks are located across all different regions of NSW. Networks may be coordinated by local government educators, Environmental and Zoo Education Centres or even volunteer community educators. Networks can have different goals – some will be focussing specifically on school education while others might have a more broad regional focus. School focussed networks tend to meet once a term, and may have a specific sustainability issue focus and even a guest speaker. Community networks may be online, with an occasional face-to-face meeting.
Look for a network in your local area – if you are keen to start one up, get in touch!
- Blacktown – Blacktown Sustainable Schools Network – available to all primary and secondary school teachers working at schools in Blacktown City and interested parents who want to get more involved in supporting environmental initiatives at their child’s school.
- Blue Mountains –Blue Mountains Schools Environment Network.
- Camden – Camden Sustainability and Environmental EDucators (SEED) Network – for teachers and educators in the Camden area
- Campbelltown – Campbelltown Sustainability and Environmental EDucators (SEED) Network – for teachers and educators in the Campbelltown area
- Canterbury Bankstown – Welcomes educators in all schools and non-government organisations promoting environmental education in the community. Email David.
- City of Canada Bay –City of Canada Bay Sustainability Schools Network – for primary and secondary schools in the City of Canada Bay Council area. Visit their website for more information or phone (02) 99116411.
- Cumberland Council – Contact Rita
- Eastern Suburbs Sustainable Schools Network – Welcomes teachers, students and parents. Website.
- Hawkesbury – Penrith Hawkesbury Environmental Education Network (HEEN) – for teachers, youth workers and other educators in the Hawkesbury local government area.
- Hills Shire Council area –The Schools Green Network– for all teachers from schools in or near the Hills Shire Council local government area. Meetings generally held on Tuesday in Week 3 of each school term.
- Hornsby Ku-ring-gai NEST Network for Environmental & Sustainability Teachers – Join like-minded primary and secondary teachers from local schools to explore the areas of environmental education, sustainability, Aboriginal education, kitchen gardens, school environment groups and teaching outside. Meetings are held once a term. For more information please contact Gibberagong EEC
- Hunters Hill/Lane Cove – Hunters Hill/Lane Cove Green Schools Network – for all teachers from schools in the Hunters Hill and Lane Cove Council local government area.
- Inner West Council – Inner West Sustainable Schools Network (IWSSN) – for all teachers, educators and P&C’s from early childhood, primary and high schools in the Inner West Council area. Contact Sarah
- North Sydney –Sustainability Educators North Sydney (SENS) – for teachers from schools in the North Sydney local government area. More information is available from their website.
- Northern Rivers Sustainable Schools Network – Contact Debbie
- Parramatta – Parramatta EnviroSchools Network – for primary and secondary teachers, other educators, P&C and interested parents in the Parramatta LGA.
- Penrith: Penrith Hawkesbury Environmental Education Network For teachers, youth workers and other environmental educators in the Hawkesbury local government area.
- Pittwater – Pittwater Environmental Educators’ Network – for all teachers (DEC, Private and Catholic) in the Northern Beaches area.
- Ryde –Ryde Environmental Educators Network (REEN) – for all teachers and educators in the Council area who are interested in Sustainability Education (can include TAFE, child-care and University staff, parents, etc.).
- St George – including Bayside Council St George Environmental Education Network.
- Southern Sydney –Southern Sydney Environmental Education Network.
- South-western Sydney – Sustainability and Environmental Educators.
- Waverley, Woollahra and Randwick – Eastern Suburbs Sustainable Schools Network – welcomes teachers, students and parents from three council areas.
- Willoughby – Willoughby Environmental and Sustainability Education Network.
- Wollongong – Wollongong Environment Network (WEN) supporting Wollongong Catholic Diocesan schools across K-12. WEN meets once per term. Visit the website for more details.
- Bellingen/Nambucca Sustainable Schools Network, supported by Midwaste, Bellingen Shire Council, Nambucca Shire Council and Sustainable Schools NSW, contact Nathalie from Sustainable Schools NSW
- Central Coast –Central Coast Environmental Education Network– for schools, community and agency educators.
- Cessnock City Council – Contact Tricia
- Coffs Harbour Sustainable Schools Network – for teachers and early childhood educators in the Coffs Harbour Council LGA, supported by Council & MidWaste, contact Nathalie from Sustainable Schools NSW
- Kempsey Sustainable Schools Network, supported by Midwaste, contact Jacquie
- Hunter – Hunter Schools Environmental Network HSEN , supported by Wetlands & Awabakal EEC, contact Peter Jones from Wetlands ECC for more Hunter information.
- Hunter – Regional Sustainability Educators Network, for government, community and school environmental educators, contact Angus
- Illawarra – Environmental Educators’ Network – connecting teachers in Wollongong, Kiama and Shellharbour.
- Lake Macquarie – contact Pamela Baker at Lake Macquaire Council
- Macleay – Macleay Sustainable Schools Network welcomes local teachers and early childhood educators wanting to network and share ideas about school sustainability.
- MidNorth Coast – Sustainability Education Network (MNCSEN) includes environmental educators, local and state government educators and teachers.
- MidCoast Sustainable Schools Network – In the MidCoast Council area, MSSN is supported by Midwaste, MidCoast Council and SSNSW, contact Sustainable Schools NSW
- Northern Rivers – For schools from Grafton to the Queensland border, contact the Northern Rivers Group of the Environmental Educators.
- Northern Tablelands and North-West – Contact Matt McKenzie from the Thalgarrah Environmental Education Centre, Armidale.
- Riverina Environmental Educators Network – Contact Erin Earth
- South-East NSW – Contact Bournda Environmental Education Centre
- Southern Tablelands – Wingecarribee/Wollondilly group of Sustainability and Environmental Educators (SEED). Contact Luke
- Western Rivers Environmental Educators Network (WREEN) – for environmental educators, sustainability officers, resource efficiency and renewable energy experts and all those interested in preserving the natural values of central western NSW for future generations. Contact Jen
- Wingecarribee Schools Network – Contact Joe
Environmental & Zoo Education Centres (EZEC) are NSW public schools staffed by trained teachers. Depending on the unique features of their location, they provide tailored sustainability education programs to school communities. This may include incursions, excursions and professional learning activities for teachers. Dynamic programs are linked to NSW syllabus and stage groups. Find an EZEC in your local area.
- Awabakal Environmental Education Centre located in the Awabakal Nature Reserve at Dudley. (Hunter/Central Coast Region)
- Wetlands Environmental Education Centre located at the Hunter Wetlands Centre west of Newcastle. (Hunter/Central Coast Region)
- Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre located at Gosford on the Central Coast. (Hunter/Central Coast Region)
- Bournda Environmental Education Centre located in the Bournda National Park on the Far South Coast of New South Wales. (Illawarra Region)
- Illawarra Environmental Education Centre located in the Killalea State Park. (Illawarra Region)
- Thalgarrah Environmental Education Centre located on the site of the former Thalgarrah Public School adjacent to the Swallowfield Wildlife Refuge and Gara River. (New England Region)
- Cascade Environmental Education Centre located north-east of Dorrigo. (North Coast Region)
- Dorroughby Environmental Education Centre located north-east of Lismore.(North Coast Region)Riverina Environmental Education Centre locations at Lake Cowal Conservation Centre, West Wyalong; Wirraminna; Brungle and Wagga Wagga (Riverina)
- Red Hill Environmental Education Centre based in the historic mining town of Gulgong in the central west of NSW. (Western NSW)
- Wambangalang Environmental Education Centre located south of Dubbo.(Western NSW)
- Warrumbungles National Park Environmental Education Centre located in the Warrumbungle National Park, Coonabarabran.(Western NSW)
- Western Plains Zoo Education Centre located at Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo.(Western NSW)
- Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre located in the largest bushland reserve in the Ryde Municipality.
- Gibberagong Environmental Education Centre located at Bobbin Head in the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.
- Taronga Zoo Education Centre located at Taronga Zoo in North Sydney
- Camden Park Environmental Education Centre located on a 1600ha grazing property and including historic Belgenny Farm.
- Georges River Environmental Education Centre located at Chipping Norton alongside the Georges River.
- Wooglemai Environmental Education Centre located on the eastern edge of Nattai National Park.
- Botany Bay Environmental Education Centre located in the Visitor Centre of Kamay/Botany Bay national Park at Kurnell.
- Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre located on historic Observatory Hill in Sydney.
- Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre located in the Royal National Park at Audley Heights.