Our aim is to raise awareness and encourage learning about the management and use of Western Australia’s:

  • South west native forests ; and

  • Softwood and hardwood plantations.

Our recommended teaching and learning materials:

  • Cater for junior primary to upper secondary students.

  • Are based on the Curriculum Council of Western Australia, Curriculum Framework, 1998, and use of outcomes continua such as the Education Department of Western Australia, Student Outcome Statements, 1998.

  • Are free of charge unless large quantities such as class sets are required.

Distribution of our materials to Western Australian government and non-government schools:

Many of our materials are already in your schools as you will see in the information to follow.

If you can’t locate any item from the set of materials please contact our Education Consultant through the Order/Query opportunity provided below.

Our program is managed by experienced Education Consultants:

Our Education Consultants will be delighted to assist you and/or your students in any way they can. The contact details are;

Details of our current teaching and learning materials are as follows:

The centre piece of our schools' program is a set of guidelines about implementing teaching and learning on the theme "Native Forests and Plantations of the South West of Western Australia".

These guidelines are presented in four phases of development as in the Curriculum Framework, 1998:

 

Early Childhood Phase (Kindergarten to year 3);
Middle Childhood Phase (Typically years 3 to 7);
Early Adolescent Phase (Typically years 7 to 10);
Late Adolescent/Young Adulthood Phase (Typically years 10 to 12):

The set of guidelines provides a comprehensive selection of topics covering the learning areas of Society and Environment; Science and Technology and Enterprise.
Following are the full guidelines, Native Forest and Plantations of the SW of WA, August 2001.

Colour Visual Aids

For upper primary and lower secondary students we have a colourful wall Poster, Western Australia’s Growing Forests, that poses five research questions. Complementing this is a Poster booklet, Western Australia’s Growing Forests, that carries suggestions for teachers about involving students in tackling these questions. Some of the units above are examples of teaching and learning that can be derived from the Poster Booklet. The latter contains recommended resources including exciting internet sites and is geared to the Western Australian, Curriculum Framework, 1998 outcomes.

NB: The Poster booklet is a slightly earlier version of the set of guidelines above, but is worth a look in case it provides you with a structure more suitable to the way you work. The poster continues to provide a useful visual effect.

Background Information For Teachers On the Forest Industries Of Western Australia

  • The key set of notes is Forest Industries Federation (WA), Background Notes for Teachers on the Forest Industries of Western Australia , August 2001. 
  • Another set is Plantations WA

     

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