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Content Overviews

What is Project Forest

Curriculum Planning

Supporting Teacher Resources

Professional Development

Development of Project Forest

Accessing Project Forest

Independent Review


Focus Learning areas

Why Learn about forests

Key Ideas for forest studies

Curriculum context

Content overviews

Starter ideas

Sample Teaching units


Education Officers
The Forest Education Foundation currently employs two Education Officers. David Hamilton is based in the north of the state at Perth. Darcy Vickers is based in Hobart.
Contact details:
David Hamilton
Forest Education Foundation
15962 Midland Highway
Perth. TAS. 7300
Ph. 03 6391 6300
Mobile 0419 554 013
Fax: 03 6391 6304
Email:
David.Hamilton@forestrytas.com.au
or;
dhamilt5@bigpond.net.au

Darcy Vickers

PO Box 72
Claremont, TAS, 7011

Ph: 03 6249 6128
Mobile: 0417 532 058
Fax: 03 6249 7551
Email: dvickers@netspace.net.au

 

The Content Overviews take the Key Ideas for Learning about our forests and suggest appropriate content for teachers to explore within SOSE, Science and Technology at Bands A, B and C. This provides schools and teachers with a framework for developing:
  • integrated learning programs
  • whole school planning models
  • classroom teaching units
Content overview forLearning about our forests through SOSEThe primary purpose of this learning area is to help young people develop the ability to make reasoned and informed decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.Content Overview Table (PDF)PDF versionComplete document of all examples used on this website