Sustainability and Agriculture

Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant

We are thrilled to announce that Aitken College has received a 2024 Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant for our project, Bush Tucker Garden.

The aim of our project is to create a bush tucker garden that cohesively connects to the existing yarning circle and connect with Aboriginal culture. The children will be involved in garden design and plant research, cultivating the area, create path and planting of the plants. The expected (environmental and educational) outcomes of the project include connecting with Aboriginal culture, increasing biodiversity, maintaining ecosystems and promoting physical health, wellbeing and learn nutritional values of bush food.

Aitken College is one of 1,041 schools and early learning centres across Australia to receive a Woolworths Junior Landcare grant to help grow our next generation of environmental champions. The children and teachers are looking forward to getting their hands dirty and learning from this project – we’ll keep you updated!

Click on the Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant map to read more about our project and others.

https://woolworthsgrantsmap.juniorlandcare.org.au/

Resource Smart School Awards 2024

On the 4th of June, representatives from Aitken College attended the RSS Awards at the MCG. The ResourceSmart Schools Awards are Victoria’s largest celebration of sustainability in schools and celebrates the work done to innovate school curriculum and connections to community.

Aitken College were finalists (1 of 3 schools to be nominated) in the following categories:

• Community Leadership School of the Year (Secondary)
• Curriculum Leadership School of the Year (Secondary)
• Teacher of the Year (Secondary)

There are 1600 ResourceSmart Schools in Victoria.

Mr Dwayne Ganci

Sustainability Coordinator