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Curriculum Links: School Case Studies

 

Students taking action…

Tasmania Together is a plan that identifies what is important, and what we need to work on if we're going to have the Tasmania we want by 2020.

Find out how students from various schools are taking action… making a difference to the social, economic and environmental future of our State and contributing to Tasmania Together’s goals and benchmarks.

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Kingston High School Tackles Global Warming

In 2007, Kingston High School conducted a survey on Global Warming.

To find out more click here:  
Survey Background, Findings and Questions       pdf  138KB

  • Contributes to Tasmania Together benchmark:  12.4.1

   

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Ogilvie High School Community Water Program

Ogilvie High School's investigation into the value and uses of water and issues such as its misuse, recycling and usage within the school, resulted in a successful Federal Government Community Water Grant. This money was used to install water saving devices around their school.

To find out more click here: 
Project Overview and Class Tasks                    pdf 184KB

  • Contributes to Tasmania Together Goal 12

 

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McKillop College Community Water Grants Project - "Catch it if you can!"

McKillop College now saves 1.2 mega litres of water each year as a result of a project undertaken by the school in 2006.

The project involved collecting stormwater runoff from 60% of campus catchment areas for use in watering the school oval and front lawns.

To find out more click here: 
Project Report                                                    pdf 82KB
Brochure                                                            pdf 305KB

  • Contributes to Tasmania Together Goal 12
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