secondary learning

STUDENT ENVIRONMENT LEADERSHIP Incursion

The Student Environment Leadership Incursion allows students’ inner leadership qualities to shine and helps students develop and deliver sustainability projects.

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Student Environmental Leadership Program being undertaken by primary school students who consider how they can be leaders in sustainability at home, school and in their communities

PROGRAM DETAILS

YEAR LEVELS

Years 7-10

cost

Please contact us at studentprograms@ceres.org.au for pricing details

delivery

4 x one-hour sessions in a single day incursion

location

At your school or at CERES

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The Student Environment Leadership Incursion is an empowering experience that inspires students to lead sustainable change at their school. Across four screen-free, hands-on sessions, students are guided to understand sustainability, set achievable goals, and design eco-friendly projects. This engaging and challenging program equips them with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to become environmental leaders in their communities.

The focus area for our secondary offering is Leadership for Sustainability, which allows students to explore and refine their leadership skills and capabilities.

The Student Environment Leadership Incursion hones in on achievable and impactful school-based environmental projects as a platform to empower students as young leaders in their school and community. The students will:

  • Recognise and define the qualities of a leader and how they create change
  • Understand important environmental information to inform project planning
  • Construct a vision and goal for a project informed by group collaboration
  • Analyse their goals to identify opportunities and barriers
  • Collect information from a range of sources
  • Assemble a timeline of tasks to inform a project plan
  • Evaluate the project planning process to inform future decision making

The incursion is divided into four one-hour sessions, completed in a single school day. A CERES educator will guide students through:

  • Leadership & Leading Change – Understanding how change is made and the key skills needed for quality leadership
  • Goal Setting & Analysis – Creating a clear and achievable project goal based on gathered data and a shared vision
  • Planning & Documentation – Developing a project plan with realistic tasks and creating a visual map for the project
  • Communication & Reflection – Communicating ideas to the wider school community

By focusing on an environmental project, students practice leadership skills and develop capabilities identified in the curriculum:

  • Visioning: Setting goals, managing time effectively, and collaborating for a common aim
  • Problem Solving: Developing the ability to think critically and make informed decisions
  • Communicating: Learning and practising to share ideas clearly and to actively listen
  • Influencing: Inspire others to work together towards shared goals
  • Creativity: Using imagination and creativity to innovate
  • Adaptability: Adapting to change, practising teamwork and resilience skills
  • Information Literacy: Finding, evaluating, and using information
  • Gratitude: Practising appreciation of others and celebrating achievement 

STUDENT ENVIRONMENT LEADERSHIP incursion

During their incursion experience, students will:

Secondary Students on an excursion at CERES learning about sustainable farming

BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS

  • Identify leadership skills in themselves and their peers
  • Explore personal and social capabilities
A facilitator walking through lush bush with a primary school group

Explore Student Voice & Agency

  • Create an action plan to lead change at school
  • Participate in group discussions and hands-on activities

Design Sustainability Projects

  • Design a project to improve sustainability at school
  • Explore processes to create, plan for, and implement change

COMMUNICATe & Inspire Change

  • Engage the school and local community in a sustainability project
  • Build confidence in communicating new ideas
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hear from the ceres community

Our school participated in the council funded schools environmental leadership program and both the student event and staff PL provided some fantastic directions for where we want to see improvements in our footprint and general practices, as well as looking at how we can influence the wider community to follow suit, largely under the direction of student interest. All the activities were engaging and worthwhile, and delivered by people who clearly knew their stuff! I’d like to thank CERES, Moreland Council and Resource Smart Schools for providing this great opportunity to build on our journey towards greater sustainability
John Hughes (Sustainability Coordinator)Oak Park Primary School
Bethal Primary School has recently been involved in a Staff PL and Student Incursion for our RSS Water Module. The Staff PL provided us with a great opportunity to reflect on our professional practice and collaboratively brainstorm a range of great ideas for our 2021 planning. Our facilitator Leah shared a range of valuable resources and information with us and was very engaging. All staff walked away with a new level of enthusiasm. The students involved in the incursion had a fantastic time learning about the water cycle, problems with our water supply and water usage around the world. The activities, including a Kahoot!, school water audit and recyclable bag making, were very engaging and our facilitator Tom had a fantastic rapport with the students – even via Zoom. The information presented to the students was easy for them to understand and relate to, which had a big impact on their learning and understanding.
Jacqui MicallefBethal Primary School
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