Schools Clean Up Day

Inspiring children to care for the environment is a vital part of Clean Up Australia.  Since 1992 Schools Clean Up Day has allowed school students to participate in Clean Up Australia as part of their school community.

The 2010 Schools Clean Up Day saw students from more than 2100 schools take part in the event

 

How to get involved

Register your school for Schools Clean Up Day

Step 1 - Register your School
Register your school on our website by choosing "Create a Site" and entering your school's postcode under the Postcode box. Follow the steps to register your school. Note that all school sites registered are private and details are not placed on the worldwide web. This means that you will not attract volunteers from outside the school.

Step 2- Receive your Schools Clean Up Kit
Once you have registered your site we will send you a Clean Up kit containing everything you need to plan your event as well as a promotional poster and certificate of participation. 

Step 3 - Promote your Schools Clean Up Day amongst students and staff
Read the site guide in your Clean Up kit for ideas on how to promote your site and download additional materials.

Step 4 - Preparation for your Clean Up event
Read the site guide in your Clean Up kit for information on how to prepare for your event. If you are venturing outside the school grounds, make sure you conduct a site inspection beforehand and implement any risk controls.   Make sure your school skip bin is large enough to hold the rubbish you plan to collect. If not, please liaise with your waste contractor or local council to ensure rubbish is removed at the end of your Schools Clean Up Day event.

Have fun on the Day!  Please fill in your Site Report and Rubbish Survey after the event and return to Clean Up Australia.  Your feedback is important to us.

 

Schools Climate Kit

Educate students about environmental sustainability 

The Schools Climate Kit provides teachers with a comprehensive set of lesson plans around sustainability themes. There are curriculum-based lesson plans on Schools Clean Up Day for each State and Territory as well as a great range of creative learning activities and resource links.

Visit the Schools Climate Kit here.

 

2010 Green Teacher Award

Know a teacher whose environmental projects inspire their school community? 

Nominate them for the 2010 Green Teacher Award.  Each state and territory winner will receive a prize and go in to the running to win the grand prize as Australia's Greenest Teacher.

We have never had a nomination from ACT, TAS and NT so this year we are looking for our first nominees! For more information please click here or to nominate a teacher for 2010 click here.