HENS (Hornsby Environment Network for Schools)
Are you a teacher who would like to:
- Learn more about environmental issues how to introduce your students to these topics through the curriculum?
- Share environmental education experiences with other teachers?
- Do you want to help your school become more sustainable?
- Do you need help with your Schools Environmental Management Plan?
Council has established Hornsby Environment Network for Schools (HENS), a networking group for teachers from all schools within the Hornsby Shire.
Council, along with DET and local schools facilitate regular workshops (one per term) on environmental issues such as:
- Recycling
- Composting
- Worm farming
- Bush care
- Rainwater tanks
- Youth
- Sustainability
- Council's new school food garden program, Ready Set Grow - see also Hints for healthy school food gardens - 25kb
The workshops are run after school and offer an informal setting for learning, chatting and networking with other teachers, guest speakers and Council staff.
For more information about HENS please contact Kerry Euers on (02) 9847 4889 (Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays) or email keuers@hornsby.nsw.gov.au.
Newsletters
- HENS Newsletter March 2010 - 693kb
- HENS Newsletter January 2010 - 309kb
- HENS Newsletter October 2009 - 1.3MB
- HENS Newsletter July 2009 - 399kb
- HENS Newsletter February 2009 - 677kb
- HENS Newsletter November 2008 - 1.2MB
- HENS Newsletter September 2008 - 1.4MB
- HENS Newsletter June 2008 - 1.3MB
- HENS Newsletter March 2008 - 1.1MB
- HENS Newsletter November 2007 - 676kb
- HENS Newsletter June 2007 - 647kb
- HENS Newsletter March 2007 - 850kb
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