Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 2013
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Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 2013
Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 2013 as part of Target Kids Teaching Kids Week 4-5 September 2013, Sunshine Coast, Queensland Proudly sponsored by Unitywater Mayor Mark Jamieson A message from your Mayor Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 4-5 September 2013 Welcome, students and teachers, to the 2013 Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference. Over the next few days you will be part of a very special experience and provided with the opportunity to contribute in many varied discussions on how to protect our environment. I encourage you to get involved and share your experiences. Schools do amazing things in helping connect communities through their environmental programs. With your help and council’s objective to make this region Australia’s most sustainable – vibrant, green and diverse – the future looks bright. We would like to show our respect and acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land, of elders past and present, on which this event takes place. 2 Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 2013 This conference aims to increase youth awareness and knowledge about our environments, resources and Indigenous culture while linking young people to their community and local experts in the region. Kids in Action empowers people to explore and discover nature in a meaningful way which helps our communities learn to nurture and maintain their natural local areas in a positive and responsible manner. Have a fantastic time as you work together to learn more and help others. Mark Jamieson Mayor “We have found that when kids teach kids, something magical happens.” Richard Wood, Co-founder, Kids Teaching Kids. Kids Teaching Kids Inspiring Future Environmental Leaders 2013 Target Kids Teaching Kids Week 9-13 September 2013 This year over 350 schools and more than 10,000 students across Australia will be taking part in Target Kids Teaching Kids Week. Kids Teaching Kids is a peer teaching education model that uses local environmental issues as a theme for learning. Kids Teaching Kids would like to thank and congratulate all of our Kids Teaching Kids family of over 500 schools and 75,000 students that have worked to inspire each other and the community over the past 14 years across Australia to learn and care about the environment. Target Kids Teaching Kids Week brings students together to look at locally relevant environmental issues such as climate change, water, waste, conservation, energy, drought, population and pollution. During Target Kids Teaching Kids Week students will perform interactive activities, presentations, songs, comedy, dance routines, poems, plays and experiments for their fellow students and a wide breadth of the community to deliver their messages about the environment. Through the program kids become more engaged in the classroom, more confident and develop a greater respect for the environment and for each other. Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 2013 3 A message from Unitywater Unitywater is proud to be the principal sponsor of the 2013 Sunshine Coast Kids in Action program. As the region’s water and sewerage services provider, our primary aim is to deliver high quality, aroundthe-clock, essential services to our community while protecting our precious environment. Students will have the chance to view one of these initiatives first hand during the Unitywater Environmental Project Day at Maleny Wetlands on day two of the conference. In recent months, Unitywater engineers, environmental planners, and sewerage and water industry professionals have worked with many bright and enthusiastic local students, exploring environmental issues and challenges on the Sunshine Coast. Unitywater is committed to a clean, green future for the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay and we are delighted to contribute to this program. Together, we have also celebrated some of Unitywater’s most exciting environmental initiatives, including the use of wetlands for sewage treatment, creekside greening programs and the use of sewage treatment plant sites to support koala rehabilitation. 4 Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 2013 Congratulations to all the 2013 Kids in Action participants. It has been a pleasure and an inspiration to work with the future leaders of our region. George Theo CEO, Unitywater A word from the Kids in Action team Welcome to this rich gathering of educators and learners, Indigenous custodians, conservation and environmental professionals, artists, volunteers, mentors and green-hearted others. We are thrilled to have travelled to this point where we are together to learn face to face, heart with heart, and hand in hand about environmental initiatives, activities and green aspects of our community. commitment to the environment and that all present take home ideas and inspiration with which to spread the green word! The Kids in Action team hopes you all enjoy this opportunity to communicate your knowledge and Michael Gilles, Sunshine Coast Council and Karen Shaw, BrushTurkey Enterprises We look forward to seeing you inspiring your communities. Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 2013 5 Conference program Day 1 Wednesday 4 September Lake Kawana Community Centre Time Event 8.30am Registration and breakfast Presenting schools can see their workshop rooms and leave props. Session 1 and 2 Presenting Schools can set up rooms. 9.30am Official Conference Program begins Guest speaker – Mayor Mark Jamieson officially launches the event. Welcome to Country and Welcome Ceremony Guest speaker – Unitywater CEO George Theo. 9.55am Main Stage Performances: Waste Warriors, Landsborough State School. Toilet – the Extravaganza, Ananda Marga River School. 10.15am Morning tea Opportunity to look at displays 10.50am Welcome from Richards Woods from Kids Teaching Kids Guest speaker – MC Wheels. Main stage performance: All You Need is Love, Sunshine Beach State School. 11.40am Lunch 12.20am MC and group leaders to assign pre-organised audience groups to workshop presentation rooms. 12.25am Workshop Session 1 (Seven concurrent Kids Teaching Kids workshops) The Missing MC Wheels 6 Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 2013 Tongue Tied Thieves Time Event 1.05pm Groups rotate 1.10pm Workshop Session 2 (Seven concurrent Kids Teaching Kids workshops) 1.50pm Afternoon tea 2.20pm MC to divide up groups with group leaders 2.25pm Workshop Session 3 (Seven concurrent Kids Teaching Kids workshops) 3.05pm Groups rotate 3.10pm Workshop Session 4 (Seven concurrent Kids Teaching Kids workshops) 3.50pm Pack up presentation materials and prepare for celebration dinner 4pm Green Shorts – short green Ecoflicks 5pm Celebration conference dinner 5.40pm Celebration ceremony and presentation of certificates Kids Choice Awards announced 6pm Musical Performances: Tongue Tied Thieves The Missing 7.30pm End of Day 1 Message from Landsborough State School Waste Warriors The Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference is on a quest to make zero waste. Our vision is to reduce the waste generated by all activities associated with the two day event, to ensure that all resources are reused and recycled and that nothing is sent to landfill. Earth Warriors from Landsborough State School have accepted the challenge to be this year’s Waste Warriors. They will be wrestling the issue of rubbish and collecting data on the amount and types of waste we all generate at the event. Get ready to reduce, reuse and recycle. Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 2013 7 Conference program Day 2 Thursday 5 September 8 Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 2013 Maleny Community Precinct Time Event and location 8.00am Breakfast 8.30am Unitywater Environmental Projects Day Official Launch 8.45am Group photo 8.55am Buses depart Lake Kawana Community Centre for EPD at Maleny Community Precinct. 9.55am Activity leaders ready to collect their students and move to activity location. 10.05am Precinct welcome: Councillor Jenny McKay. 10.15am Activity Session 1: Riparian Habitat Restoration – whole group 11.10am Activity Session 2 11.50am Lunch 12.30pm Activity Session 3 1.20pm Activity Session 4 2.15pm All delegates on buses to return to Lake Kawana Community Centre. 3.15pm Afternoon tea and school reflection time 3.45pm Whole group reflection session. Closing Ceremony. 4.30pm Conference finished. Thank you everyone. Message from Green Hills Restoration jigsaw, each project is a crucial piece in the overall rehabilitation of the Obi Obi corridor. The Maleny Precinct is located in the Mary River Catchment, and includes almost 4km of frontage along Obi Obi Creek as it winds its way across the Maleny Plateau into Lake Baroon, before draining north-west through Kondalilla National Park and out to Kenilworth where it meets the Mary River. The site represents a significant component of the upper reaches of the Obi Obi and provides a critical missing link for connectivity along the Obi Obi corridor on the Maleny plateau. The site has historically been cleared with the exceptions being some wetland features, individual paddock trees and a fringe of riparian vegetation along the Obi Obi Creek. The site provides stepping stone habitat and key riparian habitat for a range of rare and threatened species including Giant barred frog (Mixophyes iterates), grey goshawk, (Accipiter novaehollandiae), platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) and the Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). Since 2011, Green Hills has been working collaboratively with Sunshine Coast Council, Barung Landcare, Lake Baroon Catchment Care, SEQ Water, Unity Water and the local community to fence, protect and revegetate 6 ha of waterway habitat along the Obi Obi Creek. Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 2013 9 Kids Teaching Kids workshop presentations Beerwah State School Chevallum State School Cooroy State School Koala Care From Harvest to Harvest; the full cycle of our Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program (SAKG) Roy and the Kids from Cooroy The students will be informing others of what dangers are present for koalas. Including environmental factors, human interference, disease etc and what we can do as a local community to try and lessen the effect we play in the role of their dwindling numbers. Blackall Range Independent School Microbats – Little Predators, Big Helpers. Riddle me this, riddle me that, who’s afraid of the little micro bat? Microbats play an important role in our local eco-systems. Learn why they are necessary and what you can do to encourage this tiny, batty mate in your local environment. Caloundra State High Radical Recyclers Can you change paper waste into a greeting card, wallet or mural? Recycling is critical in achieving sustainability. It reduces both the environmental impact and ecological footprint of a products life cycle. We will demonstrate how to recycle household paper into cards, purses, wallets and murals. It’s easy, fun and you’ll produce something useful, aesthetically pleasing and even economically profitable! 10 Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 2013 Practical, everyday sustainability is a measurable outcome for schools running the SAKG where students are actively engaged in the process of growing, harvesting, preparing and sharing. This workshop presentation by Chevallum State School will demonstrate each step in the process. We will provide hands on learning in growing, identifying, harvesting, cooking and compost. Conondale State School Growing for Life Conondale State School students are in their first full year of our exciting kitchen – garden program. Students from our year 4/5 class will present three practical short workshops to help live a sustainable and organic lifestyle. • W iggly worms – learn about the power of worm juice. • Garden-in-a-pot – learn how to grow essential herbs and vegetables, even if you live in an urban setting. • Helpful herbs – learn about the power of super herbs in your garden. Go on a journey preserving memories with Roy the possum and his group of friends. Explore, listen, learn, make, play and act as they take you back in time. What are the stories? Who are the people? Where are the places that make up our town or your town? Kin Kin State School Our Precious Waterways Students will break into three groups to show: demonstrate the clean water available on Earth, water bug identification, water pollution awareness. Pacific Paradise State School Kids of the Earth Students from Pacific Paradise will bring to life the message that we are all children of the Earth and we all share the responsibility to protect our precious planet. St Eugene College Eugreenies’ Community Garden – Establishing, Enjoying and Eating in a Community Garden. Students will share the journey we have undertaken to establish a Community Garden in our school. We will highlight the easy and practical ways we enjoy and maintain our garden. The culmination of our presentation will see everyone appreciating the fruits and veggies of our labour! St. Teresa’s Catholic College An Australian Icon Under Threat The cuddly koala, often an icon representing Australia is suffering at the hands of urban development, road traffic and introduced species. Yes, this quiet and unassuming mammal has fallen victim to the ravages of humanity to the point where its very existence in many areas is under threat. Only awareness by the public and education of the causes of its demise can save this amazing unique creature. St Thomas More Primary School Koala Rescue We will follow the waste hierarchy to talk about waste disposal. We will look at what happens at a community level, as opposed to at a school level. Stella Maris college Flying by Night This interactive workshop will be exploring the ‘wondrous world’ of the night sky through the eyes of our local flying fox (bat) colony. Students will engage in group discussions to expand their knowledge on different species of bats, understand how the community has tried to help the bat colonies and appreciate the relocation process. The flying fox colony has called our school home and now Stella Maris students are excited about sharing their experiences and knowledge. Sunshine Coast Home Educators Group Give BEES a Chance What would our world BEE like without BEES? Would it BEE just the same? What exactly do BEES do? Do all BEES sting, make honey and live in hives? You won’t BEElieve how cool BEES are! We’re going to dance the BEE dance and make a BEE habitat and BEEfore the end of our BEE presentation, you will BEE BEEsotted with BEES. Catch the BUZZZZZZZ. Woombye State School Now and Then Come journey with us through the changes over the centuries of the Woombye township. Woombye was originally established as a stopover for the Cobb and Co coaches and surprisingly there are still many of the same buildings still standing today. Step back in time with us to experience what school was like when your great grandparents went to school. Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 2013 11 Kids Teaching Kids static and dynamic displays Beerburrum State School Maleny High School Value of the Backyard Chook Learning for Sustainable Living Find out more about chickens – how to care for them, the benefits of having chooks and the types of breeds available. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Maleny State High School students run and participate in a variety of programs to improve our environment including cleaning up the banks of the Obi, cleaning up beach litter at Noosa and celebrating World Environment Day. For the past three years the school has recycled approximately 15 kilograms of mobile phones through the Mobile Muster scheme. The school also recycles batteries and cans. All this is part of our motto Learning for Sustainable Living. How Species Adapt – evolution is too slow, change is too quick! Nambour State High School Space Junk – the Phantom Menace Cherbourg State School Culture and History in an Aboriginal Community Students will present their shadow box (biography in a box) of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. They will have them on display for the audience to view and discuss. See a visual display of the Cherbourg Community. From Paddock to Palate These gourmet farmers will be displaying their organic farming and cooking skills. They are growing an organic vegetable and herb garden, picking their goods and learning how to cook delicious healthy meals. Demonstrating that sustainability is possible in your own backyard! 12 Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 2013 Nambour State High School These scientists will examine natural selection, linking it to threatened species. They aim to get at the heart of the matter as to why species natural evolutionary process is not able to keep pace with the drastic environmental and climatic changes that they are being subjected to, therefore becoming threatened. Sunshine Coast Home Educators Group So if we ruin this planet, we can all just move to another one right? Not if we continue littering space around the earth like we are. If space programs continue to discard their junk the way they currently do space travel will be impossible by 2050. Does that mean no more mobile phones? Or could it spell the next environmental disaster? Come and see if you can navigate a rocket through space junk and find out more about Space Junk – the Phantom Menace. Kids Teaching Kids main stage presentations and short films Ananda Marga River School Pomona State School Toilet: The Extravaganza! It’s time to celebrate and raise awareness of Indigenous culture in our schools. Would you like to learn how you can create your own dynamic and culturally connecting learning areas? Make sure you tune in and watch our journey unfold. You too can deepen your understanding of Indigenous people and their connections to our country. Students from the River School bring a celebration of the toilet to the stage. Expect a journey of excitement and discovery that starts with a simple flush. Landsborough State School Rubbish or treasure – make the right choice! Waste Management is everybody’s concern. Our rubbish can be someone else’s treasure. Think twice about how much you take in the first place, what materials you are using and how they can be disposed of with less impact on the environment. Palmwoods State School Our Local Remnant Bushland and Riparian Zone – a Palmwoods journey. Cultural Connections Sunshine Beach State School All you need is love Ten children from Sunshine Beach State school will represent over 200 students involved in the school permaculture garden. They know how to express their principles, how to sustain, create, learn, share, participate and cooperate. They will show you what it really takes to make a seed grow! For nearly 20 years, students and staff have been working to protect and enhance a small area of remnant bushland which includes a local waterway located on school property. This process is still ongoing today. We would like to document and share our journey through a short visual presentation. Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 2013 13 Unitywater Environmental Projects Day activities The Unitywater Environmental Projects Day takes our passion for the environment (our heart), what we have learnt through the workshop activities (our head) and shows us what we also need to take action (the hand) to realize true change. Get the most out of each activity, support each other and know that you are doing something real and meaningful at the 2013 Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference. 14 Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 2013 Delegates must wear long pants and covered shoes to take part in the Unitywater Environmental Projects Day. You will not be able to participate if you are not wearing appropriate clothing. Please make sure you have sunscreen, a full water bottle and a hat. Pack for all weather. Participating schools Ananda Marga River School, Beerburrum State School, Beerwah State School, Blackall Range Independent School, Caboolture Montessori School, Caloundra State High School, Cherbourg State School, Chevallum State School, Coolum Beach State High School, Conondale State School, Cooroy State School, Kin Kin State School, Landsborough State School, Maleny State High School, Mount Mee State School, Nambour State High School, North Lakes State College, Pacific Paradise State School, Palmwoods State School, Pomona State School, St Eugene Catholic College, St Teresa’s Catholic College, St Thomas More Primary School, Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, Sunshine Beach State Primary School, Sunshine Coast Home Educators Group and Woombye State School. SITE A: Giant Barred Frog Activity title Organisation Description of activity Indigenous Cultural Kerry Jones Spend some time with a local Indigenous member of the Sunshine Coast. Hear some stories, learn about this local land and take with you deeper layers of understanding of relationships with and care for country. Macro-invertebrate search Mooloolah Waterwatch Undertake water quality testing activities to assess the health of the waterways and its ecology. Weaving with Natural Fibres Tricia Dobson Students will weave a small basket using cat’s claw or morning glory vine and palm seed stems. While weaving students can take part in discussions around the materials being used and the impact of weeds in the environment. SITE B: Grey Goshawk Activity title Organisation Description of activity Indigenous Connections Mimburi Upper Mary Aboriginal Association Inc. Spend some time with a local Indigenous member of the Sunshine Coast. Hear some stories, learn about this local land and take with you deeper layers of understanding of relationships with and care for country. Macro-invertebrate Search Mary River Catchment Undertake water quality testing activities to assess the health of the Coordinating waterways and its ecology. Committee (MRCCC) and Barung Landcare What’s in a Leaf? Blue Sky Science Kids will investigate the pigments contained in leaves and flowers by using the scientific technique of chromatography and will uncover the intricate venation of several types of leaves. Activity title Organisation Description of activity Indigenous Connections Lyndon Davis Spend some time with a local Indigenous member of the Sunshine Coast. Hear some stories, learn about this local land and take with you deeper layers of understanding of relationships with and care for country. Minibeast Survey Bugs Ed Delegates will learn different techniques used to collect minibeasts, will check pre-set traps and use nets, beating sheets and aspirators to survey minibeasts in the area. Wetland Water Sampling – What does the water tell us? Unitywater Students will learn how to collect, analyse and evaluate water samples, as well as make scientific observations in regard to the wetland water quality. This activity will provide an overview on how a wetland treats water and will highlight the importance of understanding water quality within a wetland ecosystem. SITE C: Echidna Sunshine Coast Kids in Action Conference 2013 15 Sunshine Coast Environment Levy The Sunshine Coast has a spectacular environment of stunning waterways, volcanic mountains, great beaches and sub-tropical rainforests. Our landscape is rich with an incredibly diverse mix of plant and animal species including pretty orchids, bush turkeys, towering gum trees and slithering snakes. As a community we need to work together to ensure that the Sunshine Coast natural environment that we care about is protected and maintained for current and future generations. Sunshine Coast Council has an Environment Levy that assists to protect and enhance our natural environment. Council uses the levy funds to acquire hundreds of hectares of environmentally significant land, undertake major on-ground conservation projects and support the Sunshine Coast community through a range of grant and partnership programs. The Environment Levy supports a number of research, monitoring and education projects to improve our understanding of threatened animal species like our local koala population and resident flying fox colonies. This year the program is funding a major project to conserve and restore waterway and vegetation corridors in the Pumicestone Passage. Thank you to our wonderful volunteers Chelsea Clark, Clare Cox, Caitlyn Draper, Diane Goodwillie, Mandy Botterell, Maddy Attley, Meg Shaw, Renee Fletcher, Samantha Newman, Samara Collard, Sandie Johnston, Tracey O’Connell, Ambrosia Muir (MC), Anne Maree Ruteledge, Kelly Huddy, Dawn Worthington, Chelsea Suthers, Elissa Liber, Luke Blumke, Renee Coman, Jasmeet Kaur, Talitha Phillips, Jessica Henderson, Kathryn Johnson, Alex Burns and Daniel Kennedy. Contact Us Karen Shaw Kids in Action coordinator 07 5494 3642 0427 607 628 [email protected] www.turkeyeducation.com.au For more information visit council’s website or call the customer contact centre on (07) 5475 7272. 30451 08/13. Printed on environmentally responsible paper. Council is a proud supporter of the Kids in Action Conference through the 2013/14 Environment Levy Program. Sunshine Coast Council thanks our sponsors for their support: www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au [email protected] T 07 5475 7272 F 07 5475 7277 Locked Bag 72 Sunshine Coast Mail Centre Qld 4560 This project has been funded by the Sunshine Coast Environment Levy.