2012 Annual Report - Hunter Wetlands Centre Australia

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Education Report - Peter JonesThis was an exciting year as theWetlands EEC staff welcomed a newPrincipal to replace Christine Priettoafter many years tenure. Peter Joneswas previously Literacy consultant atthe NSW DEC Hunter Central CoastMaitland Office and before that HeadTeacher of HSIE at Callaghan College,Waratah Campus. Peter thoroughlyenjoyed his first year settling intothe position, becoming familiar withprograms and enjoying the wide rangeof teaching opportunities this positionoffers.Carolyn Gillard, Teacher; andRhonda Atkins, School AdministrationManager remained on the staffand enjoyed working with Peterand ‘breaking him in’ to this uniquesetting. The education program wasalso supported by a small team ofcasual teachers with a wide range ofskills enabling them to teach acrossvarious curriculum areas and ages.This support is particularly necessarywith large groups of students in orderto comply with DEC requirements forstaff / student ratios on excursions,particularly in proximity to water.WEEC staff continued tomanage the design and delivery of ourcore excursion programs for visitingstudents from Kindergarten to Year 12.Students participated in a wide rangeof investigations with the integration oftechnology a great drawcard.All programs support NSW DEC syllabusrequirements and enhance learning.Visiting schools predominantly comefrom the Hunter region, but also fromSydney and other areas of the state.6928 students visited WEEC in 2012.This included 63% primary students, 37%high school students. 95% of schoolswere from the Hunter Region. Staff alsopresented environmental programs viaVideo Conference to over 370 students.Of the 23 Environmental EducationCentres in the state, WEEC has one of thehighest visitation rates.WEEC staff also coordinated:Environmental Sustainability Forum,which is a one day networking forumfor teachers to keep up to date withenvironmental initiatives across the stateand programs offered across the region.Over 60 teachers participated in 2012.18
Education Report continuedPlanet Savers was held at HWCA as acelebration of World Environment Dayon 5 June. Short hands-on activitieswere provided by a number ofenvironmental providers to 561 seniorprimary students over 2 days. It is acouple of years since this program washeld and wonderful to have it returnin 2012. Thanks go to HWCA staff andvolunteers for the support they offeredwith student planting on the site asone of the activities. Envirothon is anenvironmental competition for Year 11students, which integrates fieldworkskills, management decisions andpresentation skills in a real life setting.The 2012 event was held at HunterWetlands Centre with support fromHWCA staff and volunteers, NationalParks and Wildlife Service and theHunter Central Rivers Waterwatchteam. Eleven teams participated andHWCA CEO, Ken Conway participatedas a judge for the final presentations.The result was a tie between DungogHS and Merewether HS with LambtonHS a close second. Once again wewere very grateful for Hunter WaterCorporation sponsorship.Wet and Wild proved to beextremely popular again in 2012,with over 70 teams participating inthe on line research competition.The 3 week project for seniorprimary students researched foodwebs in a wetlandEco News is a quarterly newsletterWEEC sends to all schoolsthroughout the Hunter Region.This keeps teachers up to date withour excursion programs, regionalenvironmental events, grantopportunities, and contacts. Acopy is also published on the WEECwebsite. Eco News is a quarterlynewsletter WEEC sends to allschools throughout the HunterRegion. This keeps teachers up todate with our excursion programs,regional environmental events,grant opportunities, and contacts.A copy is also published on theWEEC website.Climate Clever Energy Savers isa state wide project for schools,encouraging student leadershipin the management of energyin schools. WEEC teaching staffsupported 16 teachers in theHunter as they participated in thisprogram.19
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Page 6 and 7: Board of DirectorsTom BagnattJoe Bi
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Page 12 and 13: Site Managers Report - Paul TruteWe
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Page 16 and 17: 2012 higher workloads also included
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Page 24 and 25: Sponsors & SupportersHunter Water h
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