Geoscience Pathways Project
WHO WE ARE
Geoscience Pathways Project is a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting teachers with resources, training, and funding to help teach Earth and Environmental Science in South Australian schools. Our project is a collaborative partnership between schools, industry, and professional associations. We believe that by working together, we can provide the best possible education for students and create a better future for our planet.
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Learning about our Earth…the planet that we live on.
Our project is a collaborative partnership between schools, industry and professional associations. We work together to provide students with engaging learning in Earth and Environmental Science, foster their better understanding of contemporary local and global environmental issues, empower their participation in informed debate. We support teachers with resources, training and funding to help teach Earth and Environmental Science in their schools. We have a particular focus on the Australian Curriculum and the need to provide high quality enquiry based teaching and learning for the Earth and Space sub-strand of the F-10 Science curriculum and the emerging senior secondary Earth and Environmental Science course.
Carmel McLeod
(Parent of a former Stage 2 EES student)
It is such an important subject for our young people to learn about so that they can be knowledgeable future leaders, enabled to make the changes needed to sustain our planet after so much damage has already been done.
It is indeed a branch of the Sciences that needs to be placed with more prominence in the curriculum and I do believe the work you are doing is of vital significance and highly valued.
Bronwyn Dutch
Director of Outdoor Education
Pedare Christian College
"The support that Kelly Sharrad from Geoscience Pathways Project has offered me over the last 2 years has been invaluable. Introducing a new subject into a school is not an easy task, but she has provided all of the unit plans and teaching resources, taking away hours of preparation time for me, allowing me to focus on my class and teaching. She has also offered numerous PD opportunities which have been incredibly valuable. On top of that, she is always on hand to answer any questions I may have via email, and she also took the time to drive to my workplace to help me work through my Year 12 investigations, sharing her expertise, and allowing me to feel more confident with the feedback I can offer my students. Kelly is doing an amazing job at introducing Earth and Environmental Science into schools in SA, and I recommend that if your school has the opportunity to take on this subject, you should do so!
Michael Keough
Teacher - Middle & Senior School
Encounter Lutheran College
Kelly (GOO) has been fantastic in helping me implement our stage 1 and stage 2 Earth and Environmental Studies programs. She has been willing to provide the necessary resources and assessment tasks, which has made my life so much easier. For that I am truly thankful. For that I am truly thankful. Kelly has also managed to visit my school during our careers expo which allowed student to chat to her about the courses in stage 1 and 2.
STATEMENT ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE
The Geoscience Pathways Project (GPP) firmly supports the UnitedNations Sustainable Development goals and recognizes the imperativeto transition away from fossil fuel sourced energy as soon as possible.
The GPP sees earth science as providing critical skills and earthscientists as essential in future climate action, sustaining our cities andcommunities, reducing poverty and inequality and ensuring a future forlife on land and below water.
The GPP encourages students to consider study and training pathways for careers across the range of earth science, including energy transition, environmental geoscience and careers in the exploration and extraction of the minerals and renewable energy that are critical for the well being of society.
The GPP aims to help provide students with the necessary scientific skills to critically navigate the transition to a low carbon economy and to assist in the development of a sustainable future of our country and planet.