Conservation Volunteers Australia's Rio Tinto Earth Assist program is aimed at raising awareness amongst Western Australian secondary school students, by getting them out into the environment to explore, learn and take action for a sustainable future.
school holiday program - bookings now open!
Become a crusader for conservation during your school holidays! Visit a local conservation project and get your hands dirty in activities that will make a real difference to the environment. You can make a positive impact by helping out on a range of fun conservation activities such as planting and animal surveys. Receive real, hands on conservation experience, meet like-minded kids from all over Perth and have some fun while you're doing it!
Don't sit around the house bored on your school holidays, join us, have some fun and help the environment. Each day you volunteer counts towards 6 hours of community service and can even earn you additional credit on youir WACE. That definitely beats watching daytime tv!
For more info, visit our bookings page.
earth assist - through your eyes photography competition
And the winner is... Bonnie Butler of Mindarie Senior College.
As part of National Youth Week 2010, Earth Assist held a photography competition for secondary school students.
We asked students for their interpretation on how they view the environment and were stunned to see how much talent is out there. Finalist's photos were displayed in Perth's Murray Street Mall during National Youth Week and our judging panel had a tough time choosing the best of a number of brilliant entries.
In the end, Bonnie's entry titled "The Sanctuary" won the top gong because it was not only beautiful, but it represented the intimate connection she has with her local environment. Bonnie won a Canon G11 camera, valued at $870, and the opportunity to learn more about the art of photography in a one on one workshop with award winning artist Christian Sprogoe, valued at $400. Congratulations Bonnie!
Rio Tinto Earth Assist news
Regional Tour a Huge Success!
Earth Assist has just returned from a fantastic regional tour of the Pilbara! We had a great time with students from Karratha SHS and St Luke's CC, working on a variety of conservation projects over a fortnight. To read more about our adventures, go to our programs page.
Australian environmental news
See what's happening in your backyard and check out the articles below.
- Cute Potoroo numbers decline due to disease
- Australian's have the biggest homes on the planet!
- Kangaroos may be key to skin cancer prevention
- Platypus is really 120 million years old
- Aussie bees forgiven!
World environmental news
For all that's happening in the environment around the world check out the articles and videos below.
- Yacht made of plastic bottles sails from USA to Australia
- Penguins, Whales and Fish will lose their food stocks by 2100
- The coolest school ever in Bali
Conservation programs are available from 28th Sept to 8th Oct 2010
For more info visit our students page
To book - go to Bookings
Sign up by emailing gradinger@cva.org.au
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Earth Assist endorsed in 2010!
We are happy to announce that two Earth Assist programs have been endorsed in 2010
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CCVFA - Monitioring, Evaluation and Recording Fauna and
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CCVFL - Monitoring, Evaluating and Recording Flora
BOOKINGS NOW OPEN!
Find out more information about the courses on our Teachers page