Welcome

Hello and welcome to CatchOnToCatchments.net

This site is under construction. The page you are currently viewing is a temporary mockup. Extensive content will be published in August and September along with the implimentation of planned interactive features. We look forward to your partcipation then.

If you need to know more before then please contact Yvonne Kane on kane . yvonne.m @ edumail . vic . gov . au

About the Catch on to Catchments program

Catch on toCatchments is a school progam that was initially trialled in rural schools of the Gellibrand, Curdies and Hopkins catchments between the Otway Ranges and Warrnambool.

Teachers participated in a 'learning about catchments day' in the vicinity of Timboon, in the Curdies catchment, which was conducted by staff and farmers of the Heytesbury Landcare network.

They then used the insights they gained to design and undertake projects with their classes that had catchment and landcare theme.

These classes then came together with students from other classes and schools to participate in a students Catch on to Catchments conferance, held at Glenormiston College near Terang. Many of the conference activities were run by the students themselves.

About this website

This website will bring the Catch on to Catchements concept to many more schools through the following features:

• A range of engaging background information on catchments and landcare will be provided, which can be used by teachers and students in teaching and projects.
• Information about the landcare, farming, conservation, landscapes, flora, fauna and ecosystems in the catchments within which participating schools lie will be presented.
• A selection of curriculum resources to assist classes undertaking catchment and landcare realated activities and projects will be provided.These resources will include, templates, documents, images, media files and other relevant materials.
• The site will be editable by teachers, landcare practitioners, conservationsts and students, so that the content can be kept up to date, relevant and topical. The editing will be 'guided' by designated coordinators who are responsible for reviewing the contributions of editors. Each page will include a 'comments' section so that site users are able to provide feedback on the content.
• The site will include features that enable content coordinators to control who can view and edit content. All contributors will be required to become members of the site.